Preludes · about 15 years before Dune

Dune: House Corrino Vol. 3

The end of the preludes, a straight bridge to Dune; wraps up the 8-issue miniseries

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Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

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BeforeDune: House Corrino Vol. 2

AfterDune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1

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Revolution boils over and the battle for Ix comes to an end: the planet returns to House Vernius. Emperor Shaddam discovers tainted spice, and his plans fall apart. Jessica goes into labor. The Bene Gesserit expected a girl, but she has a son, Paul, breaking the sisterhood's plan. With Paul's birth, the prelude trilogy comes to a close and all the pieces are in place for Frank Herbert's Dune: Leto on Caladan with Jessica and their son, the Harkonnens on Arrakis and the Emperor suspicious.

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Behind the scenesThe bridge to Dune
The publisher bills it as the direct bridge to Frank Herbert's novel: after this, the story continues in Dune.
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ReferenceTainted spice
The emperor discovers tainted spice, a blow to his plans to control the universe.
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Behind the scenesA complete deluxe edition
BOOM! announced a complete deluxe edition of House Corrino alongside those of House Atreides and House Harkonnen.
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