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Brian Herbert Books in Order

Brian Herbert has written 61 books, published between 1983 and 2024. The first book is Sidney's Comet (1983) and the newest is Dune: House Harkonnen: Volume Three (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
61
Published
1983–2024
Confirmed
61 of 61 titles
Pages on record
14,091 in 32 of 61 books
Reading time
235–352 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 14,091 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 32 of 61 titles with a page count on record.

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Brian Patrick Herbert, born 29 June 1947, is an American author known for his work on the Dune franchise created by his father, Frank Herbert. Herbert's own novels include Sidney's Comet (1983), Sudanna Sudanna, Prisoners of Arionn and Man of Two Worlds, written with Frank Herbert. Dreamer of Dune (2003) is Herbert's biography of his father, and Herbert has edited Songs of Muad'dib and the Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune. The catalogue lists 61 books to 2024, with Kevin J. Anderson sharing the credit on 6. Series include Legends Of Dune, the Timeweb Chronicles, the Hellhole Trilogy, Stolen Gospels and several Dune graphic novel sets.

How many Brian Herbert books are there?

Brian Herbert has 61 books, released between 1983 and 2024. They include 9 separate series.

Brian Herbert Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 61 Brian Herbert books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Sidney's Comet by Brian Herbert, book 1 of the Brian Herbert Standalone Novels series (1983)
  2. Cover of The Garbage Chronicles by Brian Herbert, book 2 of the Brian Herbert Standalone Novels series (1985)
  3. Cover of Sudanna Sudanna by Brian Herbert, book 3 of the Brian Herbert Standalone Novels series (1985)
  4. Cover of Man of Two Worlds by Brian Herbert, book 4 of the Brian Herbert Standalone Novels series (1986)
  5. Cover of Prisoners of Arionn by Brian Herbert, book 5 of the Brian Herbert Standalone Novels series (1987)
  6. Cover of Memorymakers by Brian Herbert, book 7 of the Brian Herbert Standalone Novels series (1991)
  7. Cover of Blood on the Sun by Brian Herbert, book 1 of the World of Darkness series (1996)
  8. Cover of House Atreides, book 10 of the Dune series (1999)
  9. Cover of Dreamer of Dune by Brian Herbert, book 2 of the Brian Herbert Non-Fiction series (2000)
  10. Cover of House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert, book 11 of the Dune series (2000)
  11. Cover of Whipping Mek by Brian Herbert, book 2 of the Legends Of Dune series (2002)
  12. Cover of The Butlerian Jihad by Brian Herbert, book 14 of the Dune series (2002)
  13. Cover of The Machine Crusade by Brian Herbert, book 15 of the Dune series (2002)
  14. Cover of The Forgotten Heroes by Brian Herbert, book 3 of the Brian Herbert Non-Fiction series (2004)
  15. Cover of The Road to Dune, book 4 of the Dune series (2005)
  16. Cover of Timeweb by Brian Herbert, book 1 of the Timeweb Chronicles (2006)
  17. Cover of Hunters of Dune, book 17 of the Dune series (2006)
  18. Cover of The Web and the Stars by Brian Herbert, book 2 of the Timeweb Chronicles (2007)
  19. Cover of Sandworms of Dune, book 18 of the Dune series (2007)
  20. Cover of Webdancers by Brian Herbert, book 3 of the Timeweb Chronicles (2008)
  21. Cover of Hellhole by Brian Herbert, book 1 of the Hellhole Trilogy (2011)
  22. Cover of Tales of Dune, book 5 of the Dune series (2011)
  23. Cover of Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert, book 21 of the Dune series (2011)
  24. Cover of Hellhole Awakening by Brian Herbert, book 2 of the Hellhole Trilogy (2013)
  1. 1
    Sidney's CometBrian Herbert Standalone Novels #11983 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983336
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  2. 2
    The Garbage ChroniclesBrian Herbert Standalone Novels #21985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  3. 3
    Sudanna SudannaBrian Herbert Standalone Novels #31985 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985215
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  4. 4
    Man of Two WorldsBrian Herbert Standalone Novels #41986 · 426 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986426
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  5. 5
    Prisoners of ArionnBrian Herbert Standalone Novels #51987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
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  6. 6
    The Race for GodBrian Herbert Standalone Novels #61990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  7. 7
    MemorymakersBrian Herbert Standalone Novels #71991 · 1 pages · confirmed 3/4
    19911
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  8. 8
    Blood on the SunWorld of Darkness #11996 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996240
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  9. 9
    House AtreidesDune #101999 · 681 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999681
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  10. 10
    Dreamer of DuneBrian Herbert Non-Fiction #22000 · 592 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000592
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  11. 11
    House HarkonnenDune #112000 · 752 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000752
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  12. 12
    House CorrinoDune #122001 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001496
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  13. 13
    Fremen JusticeDune #132001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001–
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  14. 14
    Hunting HarkonnensDune Short Stories/Novellas #12002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  15. 15
    Whipping MekLegends Of Dune #22002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  16. 16
    The Butlerian JihadDune #142002 · 704 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002704
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  17. 17
    The Machine CrusadeDune #152002 · 787 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002787
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  18. 18
    The Forgotten HeroesBrian Herbert Non-Fiction #32004 · 318 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004318
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  19. 19
    The Faces of a MartyrLegends Of Dune #42004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  20. 20
    The Battle of CorrinDune #162004 · 688 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004688
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  21. 21
    The Road to DuneDune #42005 · 436 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005436
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  22. 22
    TimewebTimeweb Chronicles #12006 · 555 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006555
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  23. 23
    Hunters of DuneDune #172006 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006528
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  24. 24
    The Web and the StarsTimeweb Chronicles #22007 · 531 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007531
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  25. 25
    Sandworms of DuneDune #182007 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007496
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  26. 26
    WebdancersTimeweb Chronicles #32008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  27. 27
    Paul of DuneDune #192008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  28. 28
    The Winds of DuneDune #202009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  29. 29
    HellholeHellhole Trilogy #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  30. 30
    The Stolen GospelsStolen Gospels #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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Brian Herbert series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Brian Herbert books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Dune books in order

22 books by Brian Herbert
  1. 4. The Road to Dune
  2. 5. Tales of Dune
  3. 6. Sands of Dune
  4. 10. House Atreides
  5. 11. House Harkonnen
  6. 12. House Corrino
  7. 13. Fremen Justice
  8. 14. The Butlerian Jihad
  9. 15. The Machine Crusade
  10. 16. The Battle of Corrin
  11. 17. Hunters of Dune
  12. 18. Sandworms of Dune
  13. and 10 more in the table above

Brian Herbert Standalone Novels

12 books

12 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Dune: House Atreides Graphic Novels in order

4 books
  1. 1. Dune: House Atreides Vol. 1
  2. 2. Dune: House Atreides Vol. 2
  3. 3. Dune: House Atreides Vol. 3
  4. 4. Dune: Tales from Arrakeen

Timeweb Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 1. Timeweb
  2. 2. The Web and the Stars
  3. 3. Webdancers

Hellhole Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Hellhole
  2. 2. Hellhole Awakening
  3. 3. Hellhole Inferno

Dune: The Graphic Novel in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dune
  2. 2. Muad’Dib
  3. 3. The Prophet

Dune: House Harkonnen Graphic Novels in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dune: House Harkonnen: Volume One
  2. 2. Dune: House Harkonnen: Volume Two
  3. 3. Dune: House Harkonnen: Volume Three

Stolen Gospels in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Stolen Gospels
  2. 2. The Lost Apostles

Brian Herbert Short Story

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Brian Herbert Non-Fiction

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Legends Of Dune in order

2 books
  1. 2. Whipping Mek
  2. 4. The Faces of a Martyr

World of Darkness in order

1 book
  1. 1. Blood on the Sun

Dune Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Dune: The Waters of Kanly in order

1 book
  1. 1. Dune: The Waters of Kanly

Do you have to read Brian Herbert books in order?

You only need to read Brian Herbert books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Brian Herbert

Start with Dune (1965), the first Dune book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Sidney's Comet (1983).

What is the newest Brian Herbert book?

Dune: House Harkonnen: Volume Three (2024) is the newest Brian Herbert book released so far.

Is there a new Brian Herbert book coming?

No next Brian Herbert book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Brian Herbert at a glance

Still publishing
Brian Herbert published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Brian Herbert books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
14,091 pages across the 32 of 61 books with a recorded length, a median of 440 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Brian Herbert books, 19 of 61, were published in the 2000s.
Corroboration
2 of the 61 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Brian Herbert books are about

39 of the 61 Brian Herbert books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 26 of 39. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.