The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 6 books · 1965 to 1985

Frank Herbert

Thriller and suspenseScience fictionPolitical thrillerSpace opera

Frank Herbert's Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time: the young Paul Atreides is taken to the desert planet Arrakis, sole source of the spice that makes space travel possible, and becomes the messiah of its Fremen people.

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Dune

6 books · Set in ArrakisSpace operaPolitical thriller
  1. 1Dune1965CrossoverWith Paul AtreidesPaul Atreides, Lady Jessica, Chani, Alia Atreides, Duncan Idaho, Gurney Halleck, Stilgar, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen also appear in books by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. AndersonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Dune Messiah1969CrossoverWith Paul AtreidesPaul Atreides, Chani, Alia Atreides, Duncan Idaho, Stilgar also appear in books by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. AndersonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Children of Dune1976CrossoverWith Leto Atreides IIPaul Atreides, Lady Jessica, Alia Atreides, Duncan Idaho, Gurney Halleck, Stilgar also appear in books by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. AndersonBuy on Amazon
  4. 4God Emperor of Dune1981CrossoverWith Leto Atreides IIDuncan Idaho also appears in books by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. AndersonBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Heretics of Dune1984CrossoverDuncan Idaho also appears in books by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. AndersonBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Chapterhouse: Dune1985CrossoverWith Darwi OdradeDuncan Idaho also appears in books by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. AndersonBuy on Amazon

Characters

11 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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