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 +Dune, the desert planet known to the  Imperium as Arrakis, is home of the fabled sandworms and the sole  source  of  the  geriatric  drug  melange, better  known as spice.  Its history is documented in a series of science fiction novels by Frank Herbert.
 +  * "Dune" (New York: Berkley Pub., 1965).
 +  * "Dune Messiah" (New York: Berkley Pub., 1969).
 +  * "Children of Dune" (New York: Berkley Pub., 1976).
 +  * "God Emperor of Dune" (New York: Berkley Pub., 1981).
 +  * "Heretics of Dune" (New York: Berkley Pub., 1981).
 +  * "Chapterhouse: Dune" (New York: Berkley Pub., 1986).
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 +The universe of Dune has  been  further elaborated in prequels written by Frank Herbert's son,  Brian  Herbert,  in  collaboration  with  Kevin  J.  Anderson. The novels that have been so far published are:                   
 +  * "The Butlerian Jihad" (New York: Tor, 2002).
 +  * "House Atreides" (New York: Bantam, 1999).
 +  * "House Harkonnen" (New York: Bantam, 2000).
 +  * "House Corrino" (New York: Bantam, 2001).
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 +Brian  Herbert  and Kevin J. Anderson are currently working on two novels set between "Butlerian Jihad" and "House Atreides".
  
 +In addition to the Dune  novels,  several other books provide information  and insights into the Dune universe:
 +  * "Songs of Muad'dib: Poems and Songs from Frank Herbert's 'Dune' Series and His Other Writings". Frank  Herbert,  Brian  Herbert  (editor). (New York: Ace, 1992).                                                
 +  * "The   Illustrated    Dune."     Frank    Herbert,   John   Schoenherr (illustrations). (New York: Berkley Pub., 1965).
 +  * "The Dune Encyclopedia". Willis E. McNelly. (New York: Berkley, 1984).
 +  * "The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune". Brian Herbert, ed. (New York: Perigee Books, 1988).
 +  * "The Maker of Dune: Insights of a Master of  Science  Fiction".  Frank Herbert, Tim O'Reilly (editor). (New York: Berkley, 1987).
 +  * "Frank Herbert". Timothy O'Reilly. (Ungar: 1981; available online at http://tim.oreilly.com/sci-fi/herbert/index.html).
 +  * "The Making of Dune". Ed Naha. (New York: Berkley Books, 1984).
 +  * "The  Secrets  of Frank Herbert's Dune". James Van Hise and Michael D. Messina. (New York: I Books, 2000).
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 +Furthermore, three movie  adaptations  of  the  novels  have been made to date, with more adaptations in production.  The most  famous  version  is  David  Lynch's "Dune" (1984), which was originally seen in theaters.  Two further versions are available: a two and a half hour-long director's cut and a three hour version, from which Lynch had his name removed.
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 +Recently, the Sci-Fi Network  has  produced "Frank Herbert's Dune" (2000) and "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune"  (2003),  with  plans  to  produce further movies underway.