Dune
Co-winner of the first Nebula, Hugo winner, and the bestselling SF novel of all time. Adapted by Lynch (1984) and Villeneuve (2021/2024); its ecological and anti-messiah themes only grow more pointed.
Series Guide
Dune
Herbert's six-volume epic of Arrakis: spice, sandworms, jihad and the terrible price of prescience, continued posthumously by other hands.
In the Guide
Dune Messiah
The essential corrective that completes Dune's argument about charismatic leaders; its rehabilitation is now complete, and Villeneuve's third film takes it as source.
Children of Dune
The first SF hardcover bestseller in publishing history, completing the original trilogy and pivoting the series towards God Emperor of Dune's grand inhumanity.