They are meant to be a more pulp-like, enjoyable read, lacking a little bit in the deep philosophical thought of the original six books. These books are very good, but also have a different style from the original books. The Expanded Universe RankedĪll right, now that we have the main books out of the way, what about all of the expanded universe novels written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. And that’s not just because of improved technology. The film directed by David Lynch has its pluses, but overall is a sad comparison to the newer movie. But if you prefer to watch a movie, the one directed by Denis Villeneuve is the best. If you can, I recommend reading the book first. It has everything you want in a science fiction novel, and absolutely deserves to be number one. It has action, political drama, tense survivalist moments, and thrilling sci-fi spectacle. This is the book that started it all, and it is still by far the best book on the list. And when dark forces attack his father, Duke Leto Atreides, he has to rely on these innate abilities, along with good friends like Duncan Idaho, to stay alive and eventually lead a rebellion on the planet Arrakis. The story follows Paul Atreides as he is thrust into a large political web.īut unbeknownst to his enemies, Paul is something of a prophesied Messiah, with talents and abilities that he himself does not yet understand.
Heretics of Dune (1984)ĭune is undoubtedly the best of all the Dune books, original and expanded.
However, some of them are better than others, so let’s look at which ones we would recommend the most. The original novels written by Frank Herbert are in a league of their own, and we would not even try to compare the least of them to any of the expanded universe novels. We hope you enjoy this definitive ranking (at least in our opinion) of all the Dune books. But we want to make sure that you read the best of the best, which is why we put together this post. With the recent film released in 2021, starring Timothée Chalamet and directed by Denis Villeneuve, interest in Dune has skyrocketed. There are a lot more in this latter section of books, so we will rank them based on each series, rather than on a book by book basis. Now, we are actually going to divide this up into two sections, because there are two major groupings of Dune books.įirst you have the original six books written by Frank Herbert, and then you have multiple series written by Herbert’s son, Brian Herbert, in collaboration with Kevin J. There are a lot of Dune books… I mean a lot! And in this post were going to try and rank the best Dune books from worst to best.
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