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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 _______________________________________

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 pulled it together for your use.

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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 _____________________________________________________ Key to authors FH - Frank Herbert BH & AK - Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

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Dune – Timeline Version 1 A CHRONOLOGY OF SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY 19000-16500

circa 17400

16500 16400-16000 15800 14700-14608 14608 14512 14500-14200 14255 14100-13600 13402 13402-13399 13360 13004 12200 11200 11105 11100-7562 7593 7565 7562

BEFORE GUILD 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 patronymic in the Terrean province of Greece. These latter successfully lead a small interprovencial war in an effort to regain Menelaus’ wife, Helen. Aleksandr creates FIRST EMPIRE. ROMAN EMPIRE arises and conquers the known world, except for China, which resists until 14400. Imperial Seat moved to Byzantium in retreat before provincial rebellions and minor jihads. THE GREAT STRUGGLE: The Century Without an Emperor. Discoveries in America allow Madrid to attain the status of the Imperial Seat. BATTLE OF ENGLICHANNEL. Seat of Empire moved from Madrid to London. THE GOLDEN AGE OF INVENTION: Development of radio, television, atomics, rocketry, genetics, and the computer. First atomics demonstrated in an intraprovincial war. Seat of Empire moved to Washington. THE LITTLE DIASPORA: The solar system is colonized, and the population of Terra is eventually outnumbered by 20 to 1. Ceres gains the Imperial Seat after a planetoid strikes Terra. THE RESCUE OF THE TREASURES from Terra. Terra re-seeded and set aside (by Imperial edict) as a natural park. SUSPENSOR-NULLIFICATION EFFECT discovered. THE EMPIRE OF TEN WORLDS. Communications becoming strained. THE EMPIRE OF A THOUSAND WORLDS (an empire in name only, because Imperial power was so diffuse as to be nonexistent). AGE OF PRETENDERS begins when Ceres is destroyed by rebellion, and the Imperial Seat ceases to exist as a single entity. THE AGE OF TEN THOUSAND EMPERORS (sometimes called “The Great Dark Ages”). I. V. Holtzman born on Liesco II. Holtzman disabled and cyborged. Holtzman reveals the “wave-effect” nature of the suspensor-nullification

7556 7562-5022 5022 5022-3678 3832 3678 3678-2000 2000-1800 1970 1800-400 711-200

device. Holtzman severely damaged and thrown into a cometary orbit. Communications with him are lost. THE WARS OF REUNIFICATION, consequent on the immediate communication made possible by Holtzman Effect. THE EMPIRE OF TEN THOUSAND WORLDS united under Ladislaus the Great. THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE. Holtzman reappears at Liesco, and presents the theory for construction of the DEFENSIVE SHIELD. THE SILICON PLAGUE: the “Death of the Machines.” THE LITTLE DARK AGES, ending with the development of plagueresistant conductors. THE RETURN OF COMPUTERS (sometimes called “The Second Reunification”). Holtzman reappears, and presents his UNIFIED THEORY. THE SECOND GOLDEN AGE. Circa 700 the first anti-computer pogroms occur. Tensions increase between programmites and humanity-firsters, tensions 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 0 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.

388 390 1234 1487 2800

4492 5122 5295 6049 ca. 6600 ca. 6800 7193 8711 9751 9846 ca. 10000 10092

10140

Saudir III designates SALUSA SECUNDUS as PRISON PLANET. Wallach I begins use of Salusa Secundus as a training ground for the SARDAUKAR. THE ORDER OF MENTATS is founded by Gilbertus Albans, originally on the planet Septimus, and moved to Tleilax a decade later. The Corrinos shift the Imperial Seat to Kaitain. 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. 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. First FACE DANCERS appear as entertainers at the Court of Corrin XIV. Ezhar VII releases the Zensunni on Salusa Secundus, sending them to ISHIA, second planet of Beta Tygri. Zensunni on Bela Tegeuse are transported again, with the majority send to Harmonthep, and the remainder to ROSSAK, the fifth planet of Alces Minor. A Sayyadina on Rossak discovers a plant whose ingestion unlocks the “voices within.” Harmonthep, a satellite of Delta Pavonis, is destroyed by unknown causes. Zensunni on Rossak buy passage to ARRAKIS from the Spacing Guild. By this time, all Zensunni from both Ishia and Rossak have reached Arrakis. The Atreides family is awarded the Siridar-Dukedom of CALADAN. ELACCA drug in relatively common use. Invention of HUNTER-SEEKER. Invention of the DISTRANS on Ix. Semuta extraction process discovered. Events covered in Dune: House Atreides, by Brian Herbert 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.

10175 10179

Events covered in Dune: House Corrino, by Brian Herbert PAUL ATREIDES born. First successful implant of the distrans in a human. Events covered in Dune, by Frank Herbert

10190-10191 10191 10193 10196

10196-10208 10200 10204 10208 10209 10210 10218 10219 10246

10271 10941 11745 12335 12725 13724 14702

House Atreides moves to ARRAKIS. The Sardaukar attack on Arrakis kills Duke Leto; Paul and Jessica go into the desert with the Fremen. ALIA ATREIDES born. Paul regains control of Arrakis and its spice monopoly. SHADDAM IV abdicates; Paul, the Kwisatz Haderach, becomes Emperor. THE UNIVERSE OF THE KWISATZ HADERACH Events covered in Paul of Dune, by Brian Herbert PAUL’S JIHAD. FARAD’N (KENOLA) born to Wensicia and Count Dalak Kenola. Count Dalak dies suspiciously in ’thopter accident; Farad’n’s last name is changed to Corrino. 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, and Alia becomes regent. Alia dissolves the FEDAYKIN, Paul’s Death-Commandos. Events covered in Children of Dune, by Frank Herbert Duncan-10208 delivers Lady Jessica to House Corrino. Leto II ascends to the throne. 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 put to death. Duncan-10895 reveals the ritual of SIAYNOQ. THE ORDER OF MENTATS is suppressed by Leto II. The execution of THE NINE HISTORIANS. The Festival City of ONN is built according to the design of Duncan12720. The death of LETO II. 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.

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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.