DUNE A Brief Guide

Contents

Guide to Chronology & Publication

Maps – Two maps of the Planet Dune

Timelines – Two timelines of the events in the Dune Saga

Family Trees – For House Atreides, House Harkonnen and House Corinno
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The guide to chronology and publication is my own work. I made it for

myself when the saga seemed to be growing and growing, to help me work
out which book comes when!

I don’t claim to have created any of the rest of this material – I’ve simply
pul ed it together for your use.

BookWyrm

NOTES ON CHRONOLOGY & PUBLICATION ORDER

I’ve laid out the different categories in order of internal chronology

LEGENDS TRILOGY

* Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (2002) - BH & KA

* Dune: The Machine Crusade (2003) - BH & KA

* Dune: The Battle of Corrin (2004) - BH & KA

Takes place over 10,000 years before the events of the 1965 novel Dune.

PRELUDE TO DUNE TRILOGY

* Dune: House Atreides (1999) - BH & KA

* Dune: House Harkonnen (2000) - BH & KA

* Dune: House Corrino (2001) - BH & KA

The series takes place in the years leading up to the events in the original
novel Dune.

DUNE – THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY

* Dune (1965) - FH

* Dune Messiah (1969) - FH

* Children of Dune (1976) - FH

HEROES OF DUNE

* Dune: Paul of Dune (2008) - BH & KA

* Dune: The Winds of Dune (2009) - BH & KA

Interquel tetrology series, set at the same time as the original trilogy. Two
more novels planned.

TIME OF THE GOD EMPEROR LETO

* God Emperor of Dune (1981) - FH

Set over 3,500 years after the original trilogy.

RETURN FROM THE SCATTERING - PART A

* Heretics Of Dune (1984) - FH

* Chapterhouse: Dune (1985) - FH

1,500 years after Letos death, 5,000 from the original trilogy.

RETURN FROM THE SCATTERING - PART B

* Hunters of Dune (2006) - BH & KA

* Sandworms of Dune (2007) - BH & KA

Continues directly on from RETURN FROM THE SCATTERING Part A

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Key to authors FH - Frank Herbert

BH & AK - Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

MAPS
Dune – Timeline Version 1

A CHRONOLOGY OF SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS

IN HUMAN HISTORY

BEFORE GUILD

19000-16500

Early civilizations on Terra.

Birth of Atreus (the Black), father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, the
Atreides referred to by the poet, Homer, and the founders of the

circa 17400

patronymic in the Terrean province of Greece. These latter successfully lead

a small interprovencial war in an effort to regain Menelaus’ wife, Helen.

16500

Aleksandr creates FIRST EMPIRE.

ROMAN EMPIRE arises and conquers the known world, except for

16400-16000

China, which resists until 14400.

Imperial Seat moved to Byzantium in retreat before provincial rebellions

15800

and minor jihads.

14700-14608

THE GREAT STRUGGLE: The Century Without an Emperor.

Discoveries in America allow Madrid to attain the status of the Imperial

14608

Seat.

BATTLE OF ENGLICHANNEL. Seat of Empire moved from Madrid to

14512

London.
THE GOLDEN AGE OF INVENTION: Development of radio,

14500-14200

television, atomics, rocketry, genetics, and the computer.

First atomics demonstrated in an intraprovincial war. Seat of Empire 14255

moved to Washington.

THE LITTLE DIASPORA: The solar system is colonized, and the

14100-13600

population of Terra is eventually outnumbered by 20 to 1.

13402

Ceres gains the Imperial Seat after a planetoid strikes Terra.

13402-13399

THE RESCUE OF THE TREASURES from Terra.

13360

Terra re-seeded and set aside (by Imperial edict) as a natural park.

13004

SUSPENSOR-NULLIFICATION EFFECT discovered.

12200

THE EMPIRE OF TEN WORLDS. Communications becoming strained.

THE EMPIRE OF A THOUSAND WORLDS (an empire in name only,

11200
because Imperial power was so diffuse as to be nonexistent).

AGE OF PRETENDERS begins when Ceres is destroyed by rebellion,

11105

and the Imperial Seat ceases to exist as a single entity.

THE AGE OF TEN THOUSAND EMPERORS (sometimes called “The

11100-7562

Great Dark Ages”).

7593

I. V. Holtzman born on Liesco II.

7565

Holtzman disabled and cyborged.

7562

Holtzman reveals the “wave-effect” nature of the suspensor-nullification

device.

Holtzman severely damaged and thrown into a cometary orbit.

7556

Communications with him are lost.

THE WARS OF REUNIFICATION, consequent on the immediate

7562-5022

communication made possible by Holtzman Effect.

THE EMPIRE OF TEN THOUSAND WORLDS united under Ladislaus

5022

the Great.

5022-3678

THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE.

Holtzman reappears at Liesco, and presents the theory for construction of

3832

the DEFENSIVE SHIELD.

3678

THE SILICON PLAGUE: the “Death of the Machines.”

THE LITTLE DARK AGES, ending with the development of plague-

3678-2000

resistant conductors.

THE RETURN OF COMPUTERS (sometimes called “The Second

2000-1800

Reunification”).

1970

Holtzman reappears, and presents his UNIFIED THEORY.

THE SECOND GOLDEN AGE. Circa 700 the first anti-computer

1800-400
pogroms occur.

Tensions increase between programmites and humanity-firsters, tensions

711-200

which Jehanne Butler was to exploit.

Events covered in Dune: Butlerian Jihad, Dune: The Machine Crusade

and Dune: Battle

of Corrin, by Brian Herbert

THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD. In 108, Holtzman returns and is destroyed by

200-108

forces of the Jihad.

Ixians, refugees from the Jihad, led by Aurelius Venport, discover ca. 100

TUPILE, the Sanctuary Planet(s).

88

THE BATTLE OF CORRIN.

FOUNDATION OF HOUSE ATREIDES when Demetrios Atreides is

86

made Baron Tantalos in reward for aiding the Corrinos.

84

First MELANGE-guided journey through hyperspace, by Norma Cenva.

12 B.G. - 70 A.G. The Reign of SAUDIR I, “The Great.”

Corpus Luminis Praenuntiantis (the future Spacing Guild) begins

10

negotiations with the Empire.

10-5

THE GREAT FINANCIAL SYNOD, on Aerarium IV, creates CHOAM.

THE LION THRONE, THE SPACING GUILD, and CHOAM (as an arm

of the Landsraad) combine to establish the form of human society for the
next ten thousand years.

AFTER GUILD

123-184

Reign of NEGARA II.

207

Thomas Atreides helps restore Elrood II, and is made Duke of Jaddua.

337

THE GREAT CONVENTION is ratified.

THE LISHASH REBELLION, the last significant armed resistance to the

385-388

Empire.

388

Saudir III designates SALUSA SECUNDUS as PRISON PLANET.

Wallach I begins use of Salusa Secundus as a training ground for the 390
SARDAUKAR.

THE ORDER OF MENTATS is founded by Gilbertus Albans, originally

1234

on the planet Septimus, and moved to Tleilax a decade later.

1487

The Corrinos shift the Imperial Seat to Kaitain.

Elrood V gives Poritrin, third planet of Epsilon Alangue, to House Maros.

2800

Siridar Charles Baron Mikarrol, planetary governor of Terra, sends two

million ZENSUNNI to Poritrin, beginning the Zensunni Migration.

Poritrin is given to House Alexin, and the Sardaukar are sent to remove
4492

the Zensunni, sending five million to BELA TEGEUSE and five million to
Salusa Secundus.

5122

First FACE DANCERS appear as entertainers at the Court of Corrin XIV.

Ezhar VII releases the Zensunni on Salusa Secundus, sending them to 5295

ISHIA, second planet of Beta Tygri.

Zensunni on Bela Tegeuse are transported again, with the majority send
6049

to Harmonthep, and the remainder to ROSSAK, the fifth planet of Alces

Minor.
A Sayyadina on Rossak discovers a plant whose ingestion unlocks the ca.
6600

“voices within.”

Harmonthep, a satellite of Delta Pavonis, is destroyed by unknown

ca. 6800

causes.

Zensunni on Rossak buy passage to ARRAKIS from the Spacing Guild.

7193

By this time, all Zensunni from both Ishia and Rossak have reached
Arrakis.

8711

The Atreides family is awarded the Siridar-Dukedom of CALADAN.

9751

ELACCA drug in relatively common use.

9846

Invention of HUNTER-SEEKER.

ca. 10000

Invention of the DISTRANS on Ix.

10092

Semuta extraction process discovered.

Events covered in Dune: House Atreides, by Brian Herbert 10140

LETO ATREIDES (Duke Leto I) born.

Events covered in Dune: House Harkonnen, by Brian Herbert 10154

LADY JESSICA born.

10155-10165

GURNEY HALLECK is a Harkonnen slave on Giedi Prime.

10158

DUNCAN IDAHO (the human) born.

Events covered in Dune: House Corrino, by Brian Herbert 10175

PAUL ATREIDES born.

10179

First successful implant of the distrans in a human.

Events covered in Dune, by Frank Herbert

10190-10191

House Atreides moves to ARRAKIS.

The Sardaukar attack on Arrakis kills Duke Leto; Paul and Jessica go into
10191

the desert with the Fremen. ALIA ATREIDES born.

10193

Paul regains control of Arrakis and its spice monopoly.

SHADDAM IV abdicates; Paul, the Kwisatz Haderach, becomes

10196

Emperor.

THE UNIVERSE OF THE KWISATZ HADERACH

Events covered in Paul of Dune, by Brian Herbert 10196-10208

PAUL’S JIHAD.

10200

FARAD’N (KENOLA) born to Wensicia and Count Dalak Kenola.

Count Dalak dies suspiciously in ’thopter accident; Farad’n’s last name is

10204

changed to Corrino.

10208

GHOLA HAYT (Duncan-10208) is created and presented to Paul.

Events covered in Dune Messiah, by Frank Herbert LETO II and

GHANIMA born. CHANI dies. Paul goes into the desert,

10209

and Alia becomes regent.

10210

Alia dissolves the FEDAYKIN, Paul’s Death-Commandos.

Events covered in Children of Dune, by Frank Herbert 10218

Duncan-10208 delivers Lady Jessica to House Corrino.

10219
Leto II ascends to the throne.

10246

HARQ AL-HARBA born.

Events covered in God-Emperor of Dune, by Frank Herbert REVOLT

OF THE FREMEN crushed, and its leader, Duncan-10235, is

10271

put to death.

10941

Duncan-10895 reveals the ritual of SIAYNOQ.

11745

THE ORDER OF MENTATS is suppressed by Leto II.

12335

The execution of THE NINE HISTORIANS.

The Festival City of ONN is built according to the design of Duncan-12725

12720.

13724

The death of LETO II.

14702

THE CROMPTON RUINS discovered.

Events covered in Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse Dune, by Frank

Herbert 15525
The finding of THE RAKIS HOARD.

The publication of THE DUNE ENCYCLOPEDIA. Compiled by W. D.

15540

I. and W. E. M.

Events covered in Sandworms of Dune, by Brian Herbert

Duncan revealed as the master KWISATZ HADERACH.

Dune – Timeline Version 2

Adapted From Willis E. McNelly's Dune Encyclopedia

19000 BG-16500 BG

Early civilizations on Terra.

16500 BG

Aleksandr creates FIRST EMPIRE.

16400 BG-16000 BG

ROMAN EMPIRE arises and conquers the known world, except for China,
which

resists until 14400.

15800 BG

Imperial Seat moved to Byzantium in retreat before provincial rebellions

and minor jihads.
14700 BG-14608 BG

THE GREAT STRUGGLE: The Century Without an Emperor.

14608 BG

Discoveries in America allow Madrid to attain the status of the Imperial

Seat.

14512 BG

BATTLE OF ENGLICHANNEL. Seat of Empire moved from Madrid to

London.

14500 BG-14200 BG

THE GOLDEN AGE OF INVENTION: Development of radio, television,

atomics, rocketry, genetics, and the computer.

14255 BG

First atomics demonstrated in an intraprovincial war. Seat of Empire moved

to

Washington.

14100 BG-13600 BG

THE LITTLE DIASPORA: The solar system is colonized, and the

population of Terra is eventually outnumbered by 20 to 1.

13402 BG

Ceres gains the Imperial Seat after a planetoid strikes Terra.

13402 BG-13399 BG

THE RESCUE OF THE TREASURES from Terra.

13360 BG

Terra re-seeded and set aside (by Imperial edict) as a natural park.

13004 BG

SUSPENSOR-NULLIFICATION EFFECT discovered.

12200 BG

THE EMPIRE OF TEN WORLDS. Communications becoming strained.

11200 BG

THE EMPIRE OF A THOUSAND WORLDS (an empire in name only,

because Imperial power was so diffuse as to be nonexistent).

11105 BG

AGE OF PRETENDERS begins when Ceres is destroyed by rebellion, and

the Imperial Seat ceases to exist as a single entity.

11100 BG-7562 BG

THE AGE OF TEN THOUSAND EMPERORS (sometimes called "The

Great Dark

Ages").

7593 BG

I. V. Holtzman born on Liesco II.

7565 BG

Holtzman disabled and cyborged.

7562 BG
Holtzman reveals the "wave-effect" nature of the suspensor-nullification
device.

7556 BG

Holtzman severely damaged and thrown into a cometary orbit.

Communications with him are lost.

7562 BG-5022 BG

THE WARS OF REUNIFICATION, consequent on the immediate

communication made possible by Holtzman Effect.

5022 BG

THE EMPIRE OF TEN THOUSAND WORLDS united under Ladislaus

the Great.

5022 BG-3678 BG

THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE.

3832 BG

Holtzman reappears at Liesco, and presents the theory for construction of

the

DEFENSIVE SHIELD.

3678 BG

THE SILICON PLAGUE: the "Death of the Machines."

3678 BG-2000 BG

THE LITTLE DARK AGES, ending with the development of plague-

resistant conductors.
2000 BG-1800 BG

THE RETURN OF COMPUTERS (sometimes called "The Second

Reunification").

1970 BG

Holtzman reappears, and presents his UNIFIED THEORY.

1800 BG-400 BG

THE SECOND GOLDEN AGE. Circa 700 BG the first anti-computer

pogroms occur.

711 BG-200 BG

Tensions increase between programmites and humanity-firsters, tensions

which

Jehanne Butler was to exploit.

200 BG-108 BG

THE BUTLERIAN JIHAD.

108 BG

Holtzman returns and is destroyed by forces of the Jihad.

ca. 100 BG

Ixians, refugees from the Jihad, led by Aurelius Venport, discover TUPILE,
the

Sanctuary Planet(s).

88 BG
THE BATTLE OF CORRIN.

86 BG

FOUNDATION OF HOUSE ATREIDES when Demetrios Atreides is made

Baron

Tantalos in reward for aiding the Corrinos.

84 BG

First MELANGE-guided journey through hyperspace, by Norma Cevna.

12 BG- 70 AG

The Reign of SAUDIR I, "The Great."

10 BG

Corpus Luminis Praenuntiantis (the future Spacing Guild) begins

negotiations with the Empire.

10 BG-5 BG

THE GREAT FINANCIAL SYNOD, on Aerarium IV, creates CHOAM.

0 BG

THE LION THRONE, THE SPACING GUILD, and CHOAM (as an arm
of the

Landsraad) combine to establish the form of human society for the next ten
thousand years.

After GuildEdit

123 AG-184 AG
Reign of NEGARA II.

207 AG

Thomas Atreides helps restore Elrood II, and is made Duke of Jaddua.

337 AG

THE GREAT CONVENTION is ratified.

385 AG-388 AG

THE LISHASH REBELLION, the last significant armed resistance to the

Empire.

388 AG

Saudir III designates SALUSA SECUNDUS as PRISON PLANET.

390 AG

Wallach I begins use of Salusa Secundus as a training ground for the

SARDAUKAR.

1234 AG

THE ORDER OF MENTATS is founded by Gilbertus Albans, originally on

the planet Septimus, and moved to Tleilax a decade later.

1487 AG

The Corrinos shift the Imperial Seat to Kaitain.

2800 AG

Elrood V gives Poritrin, third planet of Epsilon Alangue, to House Maros.

Siridar
Charles Baron Mikarrol, planetary governor of Terra, sends two million
ZENSUNNI

to Poritrin, beginning the Zensunni Migration.

4492 AG

Poritrin is given to House Alexin, and the Sardaukar are sent to remove the
Zensunni, sending five million to BELA TEGEUSE and five million to
Salusa Secundus.

5122 AG

First FACE DANCERS appear as entertainers at the Court of Corrin XIV.

5295 AG

Ezhar VII releases the Zensunni on Salusa Secundus, sending them to

ISHIA, second planet of Beta Tygri.

6049 AG

Zensunni on Bela Tegeuse are transported again, with the majority send to

Harmonthep, and the remainder to ROSSAK, the fifth planet of Alces

Minor.

ca. 6600 AG

A Sayyadina on Rossak discovers a plant whose ingestion unlocks the

"voices within."

ca. 6800 AG

Harmonthep, a satellite of Delta Pavonis, is destroyed by unknown causes.

7193 AG
Zensunni on Rossak buy passage to ARRAKIS from the Spacing Guild. By
this time, all Zensunni from both Ishia and Rossak have reached Arrakis.

8711 AG

The Atreides family is awarded the Siridar-Dukedom of CALADAN.

9751 AG

ELACCA drug in relatively common use.

9846 AG

Invention of HUNTER-SEEKER.

ca. 10000 AG

Invention of the DISTRANS on Ix.

10092 AG

Semuta extraction process discovered.

10140 AG

LETO ATREIDES (Duke Leto I) born.

10154 AG

LADY JESSICA born.

10155 AG-10165 AG

GURNEY HALLECK a Harkonnen slave on Giedi Prime.

10158 AG

DUNCAN IDAHO (the human) born.

10175 AG

PAUL ATREIDES born.

10179 AG

First successful implant of the distrans in a human.

10190 AG-10191 AG

House Atreides moves to ARRAKIS.

10191 AG

The Sardaukar attack on Arrakis kills Duke Leto; Paul and Jessica go into
the desert with the Fremen. ALIA ATREIDES born.

10193 AG

Paul regains control of Arrakis and its spice monopoly.

10196 AG

SHADDAM IV abdicates; Paul becomes Emperor.

10196 AG-10208 AG

PAUL'S JIHAD.

10200 AG

FARAD'N (KENOLA) born to Wensicia and Count Dalak Kenola.

10204 AG

Count Dalak dies suspiciously in 'thopter accident; Farad'n's last name is

changed to Corrino.

10208 AG
GHOLA HAYT (Duncan-10208) is created and presented to Paul.

10209 AG

LETO II and GHANIMA born. CHANI dies. Paul goes into the desert, and
Alia becomes regent.

10210 AG

Alia dissolves the FEDAYKIN, Paul's Death-Commandos.

10218 AG

Duncan-10208 delivers Lady Jessica to House Corrino.

10219 AG

Leto II ascends to the throne.

10246 AG

HARQ AL-HARBA born.

10271 AG

REVOLT OF THE FREMEN crushed, and its leader, Duncan-10235, is put

to death.

10941 AG

Duncan-10895 reveals the ritual of SIAYNOQ.

11745 AG

THE ORDER OF MENTATS is suppressed by Leto II.

12335 AG

The execution of THE NINE HISTORIANS.

12725 AG

The Festival City of ONN is built according to the design of Duncan-12720.

13724 AG

The death of LETO II.

14702 AG

THE CROMPTON RUINS discovered.

15525 AG

The finding of THE RAKIS HOARD.

15540 AG

The publication of THE DUNE ENCYCLOPEDIA. Compiled by W. D. I.

and W. E.

M.