The Road to Dune

Contents

“Spice Planet”

  • written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, based upon Frank Herbert’s original outline for Dune
  • novel-length

“Letters of Dune

  • non-fiction letters detailing Frank Herbert’s difficulties getting Dune published

“They Stopped the Moving Sands”

  • written by Frank Herbert
  • an incomplete article about sand dunes that inspired Dune

“Missing Chapters from Dune and Dune Messiah

  • written by Frank Herbert
  • deleted and alternate scenes from Frank Herbert’s first two Dune novels

“A Whisper on Caladan Seas”

  • written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
  • short story

“Hunting Harkonnens”

  • written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
  • short story

“Whipping Mek”

  • written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
  • short story

“The Faces of a Martyr”

  • written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
  • short story

“Dune: Sea Child”

  • written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
  • short story
  • originally published in Elemental, a 2006 benefit anthology for children who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
  • only included in the paperback edition

strangely does not include Frank Herbert’s short story “The Road to Dune” (from which the book takes its name); 489 pages; published Sept 2005

See It in Context on the Continuity Pages:

duneThe Continuity Pages: Dune

The Dune franchise began with Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel, simply titled Dune. Although famously refused by several publishers, in part because of its long length and esoteric story, the novel would go on to exert… [more]


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