It was published in 15540 AG, and its editor was Hadi Benotto. The Encyclopedia also presents itself as an in-universe document.

Rumors existed that Herbert himself contributed to it however, if this were true, he wrote under a pseudonym, as his name only appears on the foreword.ĭespite the Encyclopedia being hailed as an official reference text for the Dune universe, some of the information contained therein was contradicted by Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse: Dune. McNelly, wrote the foreword for the Encyclopedia. Frank Herbert, who was a personal friend of Dr. At the time it was written, The Dune Encyclopedia was promoted as the 'official' Dune chronology.

The book was based on the first 4 books of the original Dune saga by Frank Herbert, namely Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, and God Emperor of Dune. A total of 43 people contributed articles to the work. The Dune Encyclopedia is an expansion of the Dune universe, background and commentary in the form of a reference text compiled and edited by Dr. This article or section refers to elements that appear exclusively in The Dune Encyclopedia.

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