Dune: Prophecy - here’s what we know from the books

Potential spoilers and Easter eggs ahead - including some killer intrigue that earns it the pet name of Game of Dunes.

Unlike Denis Villeneuve’s movies, HBO’s six-part limited series is not an adaptation.

It’s set in what most fans consider the expanded universe, written by Frank Herbert’s son, Brian Herbert, and co-author Kevin J. Anderson. Their Schools of Dune trilogy serves as inspiration and precursor, with only some flashbacks happening during the books and most of…