Frank Herbert Books in Order

How many Frank Herbert books are there?

Frank Herbert has 90 books, released between 1954 and 2025. 48 of them were published after Frank Herbert's death in 1986. They include 3 separate series.

Frank Herbert Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 90 Frank 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.

Frank 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.

Frank Herbert Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Frank Herbert books run from Operation Syndrome (1954) to L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Frank Herbert in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Frank Herbert books in order?

You only need to read Frank Herbert books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Frank Herbert

Start with Operation Syndrome (1954), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Frank Herbert book?

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 (2025) is the newest Frank Herbert book released so far.

Is there a new Frank Herbert book coming?

No next Frank 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.

Awards Frank Herbert has won

Wikidata records 6 awards and 10 nominations for Frank Herbert. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame2006Won
• Cosmos 2000 Award1986Wonfor Heretics of Dune
• Prix Tour-Apollo Award1978Wonfor Hellstrom's Hive
• Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work1974Wonfor Dune
• Nebula Award for Best Novel1966Wonfor Dune
• Hugo Award for Best Novel1966Wonfor Dune
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1986Shortlistedfor Chapterhouse: Dune
• Locus Award for Best Collection1986Shortlistedfor Eye
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1985Shortlistedfor Heretics of Dune
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1983Shortlistedfor The White Plague
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1982Shortlistedfor God Emperor of Dune
• Locus Award for Best Anthology1982Shortlistedfor Nebula Winners Fifteen

Frank Herbert at a glance

Died

Frank Herbert died in 1986, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to Frank Herbert are still being published after Frank Herbert's death in 1986; the newest appeared in 2025.

Release pace

Frank Herbert books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

19,932 pages across the 53 of 90 books with a recorded length, a median of 413 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Frank Herbert books, 18 of 90, were published in the 2010s.

What the Frank Herbert books are about

60 of the 90 Frank 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 37 of 60. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Science fiction 37 of 60 books
• Fantasy 12 of 60 books
• Dune (Imaginary place) 11 of 60 books
• Fiction in English 10 of 60 books
• Literature, collections 6 of 60 books
• Metaphysics 6 of 60 books
• New age movement 6 of 60 books
• Short stories 6 of 60 books