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  • Bibliography:
    74 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1983
  • Latest Book:
    August 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The Comet Chronicles

1 - Sidney's Comet (Jun-1983)
2 - The Garbage Chronicles (Jan-1985)

The Dune Series

2 - DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad'Dib: Deluxe Collector's Edition (Oct-2023)
3 - DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet (Jul-2024)

The Stolen Gospels

1 - The Stolen Gospels (Oct-2011)
2 - The Lost Apostles (Oct-2011)

The Timeweb Chronicles

1 - Timeweb (May-2006)
2 - The Web and the Stars (Dec-2007)
3 - Webdancers (Dec-2008)

Book List in Order: 74 titles

  • Sidney's Comet

    The Comet Chronicles - 1

    For centuries the slobs that inhabit the Earth have been rocketing their refuse into the galaxy, carelessly littering the cosmos with wrappers and peelings and bottles and cans. But now the universe is about to get even. An immense comet of garbage h...

  • The Garbage Chronicles

    The Comet Chronicles - 2

  • Sudanna, Sudanna

    On the peanut-shaped planetoid of Ut, a 150-million-year-old computer named Mamacita rules with dictatorial control. Her every whim is a steadfast rule, and no command is stronger than the ban of Sudanna, the wind that sweeps across Ut spreading the ...

  • Prisoners of Arionn

    When aliens encapsulate the entire San Franisco Bay Area and transport it to their home planet, eleven-year-old Michelle Fouqet, granddaughter of the acting Mayor of San Francisco and daughter of eccentric parents, views the situation as another of l...

  • The Race for God

    Who needs Heaven? God, it turns out, lives on the planet Tananius-Ofo in the distant galaxy 722C12009. And now, after countless millennia, He’s invited us to come visit Him. Not everybody, mind you. Just an odd assortment of heathens, heretics,...

  • Memorymakers

    Memorymakers tells the story of an ancient race of beings called the Ch’Var, who live among humans. They look like humans, act like humans, talk like humans. Their appetites, though, are anything but human....

  • Blood on the Sun

    Working as a code breaker for U.S. Army Intelligence in the Pacific during World War II, the vampire Desidra unwisely falls in love with a Japanese mortal and faces a choice between her loyalty and her love. Original....

  • Dreamer of Dune

    Everyone knows Frank Herbert's Dune.This amazing and complex epic, combining politics, religion, human evolution, and ecology, has captured the imagination of generations of readers. One of the most popular science fiction novels ever written, it has...

  • Timeweb

    The Timeweb Chronicles - 1

    Brian Herbert creates a universe of wondrous possibilities that is populated by sentient spaceships, shapeshifters, intriguing robots, and miniature aliens with mysterious powers. Humanity has become a mercantile society that has spread throughout th...



  • The Web and the Stars

    The Timeweb Chronicles - 2

    In Timeweb, Brian Herbert introduced readers to the fantastically beautiful galactic web of space and time that interconnects the cosmos, which can be used as a transportation infrastructure for sentient starships. But the web is unraveling, threaten...

  • Webdancers

    The Timeweb Chronicles - 3

    The conclusion to Brian Herbert’s epic Timeweb trilogy. As the human race and the sinister shape-shifting Mutatis continue their epic war, the connecting filigree of Timeweb strands that hold the universe together, begins to unravel. Sentient podsh...

  • Tales of Dune

    Eight epic science fiction tales set in the breathtaking world of Dune. Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have written thirteen international bestselling novels set in this epic universe. But the wealth of material leaves many side tales or interes...

  • The Lost Apostles

    The Stolen Gospels - 2

    Long ago, the ancient gospels of Jesus’s female apostles were stolen by powerful churchmen and relegated to the rubbish heaps of history. But those apostles have been reborn as female children, and are dictating new gospels that will be incorporate...

  • The Stolen Gospels

    The Stolen Gospels - 1

    Lori Vale, a rebellious teen, is thrust into the middle of a violent religious conflict when her mother is murdered, and the girl is taken to a fortress in an ancient Greek monastery. There, a group of radical women is creating an earthshaking religi...

  • Resurrection Engines

    An anthology of steampunk and alternate timeline 'retellings' and 'reimaginings' of classic fiction tales from some of today's finest steampunk writers, including Alan Baker, Adam Roberts, Lavie Tidhar and Alison Littlewood....

  • The Timeweb Chronicles

    Timeweb Chronicles.In Timeweb, Brian Herbert creates a universe of wondrous possibilities that is populated by sentient spaceships, shapeshifters, intriguing robots, and miniature aliens with mysterious powers. Humanity has become a mercantile societ...

  • Random Conversations

    Random Conversations talks about the lives of three friends, Justin, Deepakh and Chris, who spend their college life outside college, to say the least. As the title suggests, the book is a concoction of conversations between the three friends. The st...

  • The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma

    A revolution has taken over the government of the United States and the environment has been saved. All pollution has been banned and reversed. It's a bright, green new world. But this new world comes with a great cost. The United States is ruled by ...

  • Frank Herbert

    Even the author of DUNE -- the best-selling science fiction novel of all time -- had trouble getting published. At first.Frank Herbert wanted to be a writer, and though today his name is practically synonymous with world-building and epic science fic...



  • The Assassination of Billy Jeeling

    From the New York Times Bestselling author of the DUNE series comes a spectacular science fiction novel:Billy Jeeling is the greatest hero in the history of mankind, the scientific genius who designed and built Skyship, an immense flying city that ha...

  • The Unborn

    A futuristic mystery from the New York Times Bestselling author of over a dozen books in the DUNE series. In the summer of 2097, Riggio wakes up with amnesia--and his lover dead in their bed. A knife sticks out of the center of her chest, and her blo...

  • Dune: House Atreides #1

    New York Times best-selling novelists Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, alongside Dev Pramanik , adapt their acclaimed prequel to the groundbreaking Dune in comic book form for the first time, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. Set i...

  • Dune: House Atreides #2

    The acclaimed prequel to the groundbreaking Dune continues in comic book form for the first time. Pardot Kynes arrives on Arrakis to begin research into terraforming the desert planet, but the merciless Baron Harkonnen has plans of his own. Meanwhile...

  • Dune: House Atreides #3

    Young Duncan Idaho is given an ultimatum: escape or die. Meanwhile, Leto Atreides is introduced to the hyper-advanced city of Ix where his future will be shaped in unimaginable ways. The Planetologist Pardot Kynes ventures into the plains of Dune, an...

  • Dune: House Atreides #4

    Leto Atreides has discovered the horrifying truth behind Ix’s success, calling House Vernius’ true nature into question and possibly spelling the House’s demise. The Harkonnens’ deadly influence continues to spread, forcing Duncan Idaho to ta...

  • Dune: House Atreides #5

    Leto brings news of the revolt brewing on Ix, but the city’s leaders make a decision that may threaten everyone....while Crown Prince Shaddam plots to overtake it. Meanwhile, Pardot Kynes begins spreading his edenic vision to terraform the desert p...

  • Dune: House Atreides #6

    An unexpected revolt throws the balance of Ix into jeopardy and now Leto must make an important decision as the underground city is on the cusp of falling into evil hands. * And while The Bene Gesserit's oracles predicted they would need a child fro...

  • Dune: House Atreides #7

    Leto has narrowly escaped death after an unexpected revolt on Ix and must now protect Rhombus and Kailea Vernius, children of the planet's rulers. * While the Duke welcomes them with open arms, his wife Lady Helena is rebuffed and skeptical that hous...

  • Dune: House Atreides Vol. 1

    * THE OFFICIAL PREQUEL TO THE GROUNDBREAKING DUNE. * Welcome to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets. Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho...



  • Dune: House Atreides #8

    * Duncan Idaho has a bad feeling about the upcoming celebration at Castle Atreides, but will anyone listen to the young boy? * And how is it connected to Leto Atreides meeting his destiny? * Meanwhile, Baron Harkonnen will have to contend with his...

  • Dune: Blood of the Sardaukar #1

    When the choice is vengeance or honor, which lies at the heart of a Sardaukar? Jopati Kolona one of the Sardaukar: the emperor's elite military unit. The Sardaukar are unbeatable, unbending in their devotion to the emperor, and feared throughout the ...

  • Dune: House Atreides #9 (of 12)

    Was foul play involved in Leto's father's untimely death? Follow the new Duke Atreides as he stops at nothing to find out. Power, lies, and corruption continue as Baron Harkonnen hatches a plan to frame Leto for an attack on the Tleilaxu even as Sha...

  • Dune: House Atreides #10 (of 12)

    Leto, the newly crowned Duke of House Atreides, finally unearths the plot behind his father’s untimely death, and suddenly must prepare to stand trial for a terrible crime he did not commit.And even as Baron Harkonnen's evil plan appears to be work...

  • Dune: House Atreides #11 (of 12)

    The newly crowned Duke Leto Atreides has been framed for a crime he did not commit and must risk everything to prove his innocence to Imperium’s royal houses. Will it work or will Baron Harkonnen's evil plan finally come to fruition? The Bene Gesse...

  • Dune: House Atreides

    THE OFFICIAL PREQUEL TO THE GROUNDBREAKING DUNE CONTINUES... Leto Atreides brings news of the revolt brewing on Ix, but the city’s leaders make a decision that may threaten everyone, while Crown Prince Shaddam plots to overtake it. Meanwhile, Pardo...

  • Dune: House Atreides #12

    Now the 81st Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe and imbued with the entire power of the Imperium, Shaddam will decide the fate of newly crowned Duke Leto Atreides. But his decision will inadvertently cement the genocidal hatred of Baron Harkonnen...

  • Dune: House Atreides Vol. 2

    The first-ever graphic fiction adaptation of the New York Times best-selling Dune: House Atreides continues here, adapted & scripted by the novel's co-writers Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.THE OFFICIAL PREQUEL TO THE GROUNDBREAKING DUNE...

  • Dune: A Whisper of Caladan Seas #1

    During the chaos of the legendary Battle of Arrakeen, a group of Atreides soldiers get caved in. So while Paul Atreides meets his destiny in battle, Sgt. Vitt uses his family’s gift of storytelling as a Jongleur to transport his men from their tom...

  • Dune: House Atreides Vol. 3

    THE OFFICIAL PREQUEL TO THE GROUNDBREAKING DUNE CONCLUDES… After his father’s untimely death, young Leto ascends to Duke of House Atreides while Duncan Idaho starts down the path to become one of Leto’s right-hand men. Meanwhile, Baron Harkonne...



  • Dune: Tales from Arrakeen

    UNCOVER THE UNTOLD STORIES OF THE BATTLE OF ARRAKEEN! Jopati Kolona is one of the Sardaukar: the emperor’s elite military unit. The Sardaukar are unbeatable, unbending in their devotion, and feared throughout the galaxy. Tasked with overthrowing t...

  • Dune: The Waters of Kanly #1

    Go deeper into the Dune universe with this lore-expanding story set during the events of the Frank Herbert classic! In the aftermath of the battle of Arrakeen, legendary House Atreides warmaster Gurney Halleck takes refuge with spice smugglers, vowi...

  • Dune: The Waters of Kanly #2

    House Atreides is all but shattered, forcing Gurney Halleck to lead the survivors in a desperate mission to steal resources vital to their plans for revenge. His plan puts them on a collision course with not only the brutal soldiers of House Harkonn...

  • Dune: The Waters of Kanly #3

    In the penultimate issue of the exciting expansion to the lore of Dune, Gurney and the smugglers have the opportunity to deal a crucial blow to their bitter enemies. The problem is, will they be able to escape, or face the deadly consequences of fai...

  • Dune: The Waters of Kanly #4

    Gurney and the smugglers have eluded the Harkonnen forces and retreated to Arrakis, but they come back empty-handed and defeated. However, Gurney’s secret plan is finally set in motion. Will he finally have his revenge against the Beast? Or will h...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen #2

    While Gurney sings blasphemous songs in defiance of the Baron, who grows weaker from his stubborn affliction by the day, the fruitless production of artificial spice continues to infuriate Fenring and Shaddam, and a hidden stash of organic spice furt...

  • Dune: The Waters of Kanly

    Dive deeper into Dune with this lore-expanding story set during the Frank Herbert classic!In the aftermath of the battle of Arrakeen, legendary House Atreides warmaster Gurney Halleck takes refuge with spice smugglers, vowing revenge against the Hark...

  • Dune: The Waters of Kanly HC

    In the aftermath of the battle of Arrakeen, legendary House Atreides warmaster Gurney Halleck takes refuge with spice smugglers, vowing revenge against the Harkonnens no matter the cost. House Atreides may be shattered, but it will never be forgotten...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen #3

    Duncan trains to be the legendary fighter he’s destined to become, while Baron Harkonnen clashes with the fearsome Bene Gesserit and the enemy within -- â€"his degenerative disease. Meanwhile, the Ix uprising is in desperate need of aid, especiall...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen #5

    Chaos ensues across planets as Gurney stages a tense rescue mission, while Liet and Warrick are forced to make a difficult choice, and Leto regrets putting the young Victor in danger’s way on Caladan. Meanwhile, the recapture of Ix turns explosive,...



  • Dune: House Harkonnen #6

    The brutality of Rabban and the Harkonnens abounds mid-series, while on Arrakis, Liet and Warrick face a different kind of conflict as they’re pitted against each other in the name of love. Meanwhile Leto and Kailea’s relationship reaches a seem...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen #7

    The hit prequel comics adaptation from legendary authors Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson continues! Suffering from heartbreak, Liet leaves Arrakis on the first step to a fateful encounter, and a tormented Gurney Halleck falls in with smugglers...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen #8

    In reality not all Harkonnens are as cruel as they say, as Abulard makes an important decision that will send the Baron and Rabban into a vengeful pursuit. And as the tension rises in the thrilling prequel adaptation by authors Brian Herbert & K...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen #9

    Atomic threats and prophetic visions leave the threat of death and carnage in their wake, as the Emperor’s most fearsome warriors arrive after a critical betrayal! Meanwhile, horror ensues on Ix, and Duncan reaches a new milestone in pursuing the ...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen #10

    As deadly villains of destiny are born, schemes of destruction and death coexist with marriage proposals and further political tension. But when a terrorist attack threatens the procession, Leto and others are in grave danger, and not all will make ...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen Vol. 1

    Discover the crucial backstory of House Atreides’ bitter rivals that no Dune fan will want to miss!Delve into the past of Gurney Halleck, Leto Atreides, Lady Jessica, and Liet Kynes, and discover how the complex and brutal machinations of House...

  • DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad'Dib: Deluxe Collector's Edition

    The Dune Series - 2

    A spectacular gift-ready deluxe collector’s edition of the second book in the definitive graphic novel adaptation of Dune, the groundbreaking science-fiction classic by Frank Herbert. This deluxe collector’s edition features an increased...

  • Princess of Dune

    Set two years before Dune, Princess of Dune is the never-before-told story of two key women in the life of Paul Muad’Dib—Princess Irulan, his wife in name only, and Paul’s true love, the Fremen Chani. Both women become central to Pa...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen #11

    In the penultimate issue of the stunning prequel series from Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, Duncan makes a fateful decision, Leto faces an unthinkable tragedy, and Kailea is backed into a corner–with only one way out of damning accusations....

  • Dune: House Harkonnen #12

    Interplanetary death and destruction gives way to a fateful romance that will change the universe forever, but defiance won’t be without its consequences. And before the story concludes, the Baron will find vengeance where he can, and Leto wil...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen Vol 2

    Spanning from Arrakis to Wallach IX, formative moments from major characters’ past in the Dune universe come to light driven by the ruthless machinations of House Harkonnen! Chaos ensues across planets with tense rescue missions, impossible choice...

  • Dune: House Corrino Vol. 1

    Set just before the events of the incomparable Dune, the third and final chapter of the prequel adaptations has arrived!As the Royal Family, House Corrino was once the most powerful house in the universe, playing a crucial role in events surrounding ...

  • Dune: House Corrino #2

    Renowned authors Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson and acclaimed artist Simone Ragazzoni (Power Rangers Universe) continue the third and final prequel to the widely celebrated Dune! As the political intrigue surrounding what was once the most powerf...

  • Dune: House Corrino #3

    Renowned authors Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson and acclaimed artist Simone Ragazzoni (Power Rangers Universe) continue the third and final prequel to the widely celebrated Dune! The balance of power continues to shift surrounding what was once t...

  • Dune: House Corrino #4

    Treachery and tribulations, experimental drugs, violent coups, and the Emperor's personal elite army all wreak havoc throughout the Imperium. Meanwhile, the Baron’s Mentat Piter slyly plays for power, and Jessica’s fateful pregnancy prog...

  • Dune: House Harkonnen Vol. 3

    The second official, NYT Bestselling prequel to Dune is adapted for the first time by award-winning novelists Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson and artist Michael Shelfer (Domino), unveiling a closer look at the rising conflict between beloved char...

  • DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet

    The Dune Series - 3

    The highly anticipated graphic novel adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune comes to an epic conclusion in DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet. Be transported to the Dune universe with this visual masterpiece that blends classic s...

  • Dune: House Corrino #5

    Prophetic visions, the nuclear carnage of war, political tension, and violent skirmishes unfold as the final prequel to Dune approaches its later chapters. Meanwhile, a tainted supply of spice sows chaos in the midst of the ongoing spice war....

  • Dune: House Corrino #6

    Where the Emperor is concerned, the legality of a massacre is of little matter, as revolution brews, and Jessica prepares to deliver her child of fate, the discovery of tainted spice cannot go unpunished… Meanwhile, Shaddam has the perfect sub...

  • Dune: House Corrino #7

    In the penultimate issue of the final prequel to Dune, Ix isn’t the only planet under siege, as militaries clash, plans crumble, leaders fall, and tainted Spice wreaks havoc. It all comes to a head as Lady Jessica goes into labor with her chil...

  • Dune: House Corrino #8

    Tyrants found innocent, daring captures and explosive sabotage, and the threat of nuclear war from the Emperor is just a taste of what’s to come in the monumental conclusion to Dune’s final prequel! Paul Atreides is christened on Caladan...

  • Dune: House Corrino Vol. 2

    Legendary authors Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson adapt the final prequel chapter of their bestselling novels, revealing the hidden histories that led to the iconic events of Dune.THE FINAL CHAPTER IN THE OFFICIAL DUNE PREQUEL SERIES House Corrino ...

  • Dune: House Atreides Deluxe Edition

    The official prequel saga to Dune, collected in a deluxe hardcover edition.THE OFFICIAL PREQUEL TO THE GROUNDBREAKING DUNEOn the desert planet called Arrakis, Pardot Kynes seeks to transform the world into an oasis, whether the native Fremen are with...

  • Dune: House Atreides Deluxe Edition LE w/ Slipcase

    The official prequel saga to Dune, collected in a deluxe hardcover edition with an exclusive slipcase.THE OFFICIAL PREQUEL TO THE GROUNDBREAKING DUNEOn the desert planet called Arrakis, Pardot Kynes seeks to transform the world into an oasis, whether...

  • Dangerous Worlds

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    The fantastic collection of bestselling author Brian Herbert’s short fiction, a volume packed with highly imaginative, intriguing stories and ideas. This is the first collection of Brian Herbert’s short fiction, a volume that is packed with highl...

Award-Winning Books by Brian Herbert

Dune: House Atreides Vol. 2
2022 Dragon Award -- Graphic Novel


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Brian Herbert has published 74 books.

The next book by Brian Herbert, Dune: House Atreides Deluxe Edition, will be published in August 2025.

The first book by Brian Herbert, Sidney's Comet, was published in June 1983.

Yes. Brian Herbert has 4 series.
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