4.1 Which Dune adaptations are officially part of the story?
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This article is from the Dune FAQ, by Alan Schwartz with numerous contributions by others.
4.1 Which Dune adaptations are officially part of the story?
Among most Dune fans, at least on alt.fan.dune, only the Dune stories
written by Frank Herbert are considered "canon," i.e. official parts of
the story. These are, exclusively, the six Dune novels of the Chronicles
and the short story "The Road to Dune" in "Eye_.
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson claim to "continue to establish
canon in the Dune universe" with their prequels. However, many fans have
noted the numerous inconsistencies and implausibilities in their books
(see Section 4.3) and have become convinced that the authors don't have
any unique knowledge or understanding of Frank Herbert's intentions. The
prequels then become little more than "corporate fan-fiction".
The motion picture and television miniseries are generally accepted (if
not respected) as artistic interpretations of "Dune_. Although Frank
Herbert worked as a consultant on the film, most agree that it does not
reflect his work, thoughts or opinions beyond being based on his
original novel.
Information from the computer games, RPG documentation and so on is
typically completely disregarded as more corporate fan-fiction. The same
goes for actual fan-fiction, of course.
For an explanation of the status of "The Dune Encyclopedia", see the
next section.
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