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Books Like Dune

by Frank Herbert · about this book

Loved Dune by Frank Herbert? If its science fiction, classics and desert hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Foundation and Empire, The Path of Daggers and Shadows Upon Time. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Dune: Science Fiction · Classics · Desert · Political Intrigue · Series Starter

1. 

   Foundation and Empire

   Isaac Asimov

   Prophecy · Far Future · Space Opera · Political Intrigue · Sprawling Epic

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   The Path of Daggers

   Robert Jordan

   Chosen One Destiny · Chosen One · Prophecy · Political Intrigue · Sprawling Epic

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   Shadows Upon Time

   Christopher Ruocchio

   Far Future · Chosen One · Prophecy · Alien Planet · Space Opera

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4. 

   The Gathering Storm

   Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

   Chosen One Destiny · Chosen One · Prophecy · Sprawling Epic · Dense Prose

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5. 

   Paul of Dune

   Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

   Desert · Alien Planet · Chosen One · Prophecy · Space Opera

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6. 

   Xenocide

   Orson Scott Card

   Alien Planet · Far Future · Sprawling Epic · Space Opera · Science Fiction

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7. 

   The Fall of Hyperion

   Dan Simmons

   Far Future · Alien Planet · Sprawling Epic · Space Opera · Prophecy

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8. 

   The Black Prism

   Brent Weeks

   Chosen One Destiny · Prophecy · Political Intrigue · Father and Son · Sprawling Epic

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9. 

   Dark Age

   Pierce Brown

   Far Future · Sprawling Epic · Alien Planet · Space Opera · Political Intrigue

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10. 

    The Blue Sword

    Robin McKinley

    Chosen One Destiny · Desert · Chosen One · Prophecy · Colonialism

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11. 

    The Mote in God's Eye

    Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

    Far Future · Alien Planet · Space Opera · Sprawling Epic · Colonialism

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12. 

    Matter

    Iain M. Banks

    Far Future · Alien Planet · Space Opera · Sprawling Epic · Political Intrigue

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13. 

    The Dark Tower

    Stephen King

    Chosen One · Sprawling Epic · Prophecy · Father and Son · Desert

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14. 

    Ancillary Justice

    Ann Leckie

    Far Future · Space Opera · Colonialism · Political Intrigue · Science Fiction

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15. 

    The Desert Spear

    Peter V. Brett

    Desert · Chosen One · Prophecy · Sprawling Epic · Political Intrigue

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16. 

    Speaking Bones

    Ken Liu

    Omniscient Narrator · Colonialism · Political Intrigue · Sprawling Epic · Dense Prose

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17. 

    Old Man's War

    John Scalzi

    Far Future · Alien Planet · Space Opera · Science Fiction · Colonialism

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18. 

    Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy

    Terry Brooks, R.A. Salvatore, Matthew Woodring Stover

    Chosen One Destiny · Prophecy · Space Opera · Political Intrigue · Soldiers and Warfare

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19. 

    The Faded Sun Trilogy

    C.J. Cherryh

    Alien Planet · Desert · Space Opera · Sprawling Epic · Dense Prose

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20. 

    Red Mars

    Kim Stanley Robinson

    Alien Planet · Colonialism · Ecology · Dense Prose · Political Intrigue

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