Legends of Dune is a 6-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Legends of Dune is a prequel trilogy of novels written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in Frank Herbert's Dune universe. The series takes place over 10,000 years before the events of the original novel Dune (1965), and chronicles the universe-spanning war against thinking machines that would eventually become known as the Butlerian Jihad. It also explores the origins of the families and organisations that populate the distinctive universe in other Dune works.