Ahead of Dune: Prophecy’s premiere on HBO this Sunday, December 17, fans of the sci-fi franchise can save big on a bunch of Dune books at Amazon thanks to the retailer’s Buy Two, Get One Free Book Sale. Everything from the lavish Deluxe Editions of Frank Herbert’s original Dune trilogy to the Great Schools of Dune trilogy–the inspiration for the new TV show–is eligible for Amazon’s promotion. You can also get the Dune 2-Film Collection on 4K Blu-ray for $39 at Amazon, in case the arrival of Prophecy inspires you to rewatch Denis Villeneuve’s recent pair of adaptations. Prophecy has been pitched as a prequel to the films. Heads up for collectors: Walmart has a new steelbook edition of Dune: Part Two available to preorder for $30 ahead of its November 19 release.
Let’s start with the cheapest way to get Frank Herbert’s Dune novels. If you add all six paperbacks below to your cart, you can get the complete original series for only $32, which is roughly 50% off. All of the books are B2G1 free, so you’ll get two of them for free.
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Published in 2023, the gorgeous Dune Deluxe Edition hardcovers have stained edges, foil-stamped cases, illustrated endpapers, and posters on the inside of the dust jackets. Only the original trilogy is available in this premium hardcover format, but hopefully that will change down the line. All three Dune Deluxe Editions are buy two, get one free, so you can get Dune, Dune: Messiah, and Children of Dune for roughly $57 total. This is a great deal considering they each carry $50 list price.
The Dune Saga 3-Book Deluxe Edition Box Set is also eligible for Amazon’s promotion, but it costs $80 at the moment. The box set comes with an eye-catching slipcase, so you’ll have to decide if that’s worth the extra $23. If you do want to take advantage of Amazon’s promotion with the box set, you’ll want to click “other sellers on Amazon” and click add to cart on the option that’s shipped and sold by Amazon for $80–otherwise it won’t be eligible for B2G1 free.
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Brian Herbert (Frank Herbert’s son) and Kevin J. Anderson have co-authored numerous Dune trilogies that take place both before and after Frank Herbert’s original six-book saga. One of those trilogies is the Great Schools of Dune, which the the creators of the new HBO series used as the foundation for Prophecy. The show is not a direct adaptation, as Great Schools of Dune takes place well before the original Dune novel. With Prophecy serving as a prequel to the movies, the timeline has been bumped up. As such, Prophecy will likely be substantially different from Great Schools of Dune, so it could be fun to read the books while waiting for new episodes to drop each Sunday.
Sisterhood of Dune, the first book in the series, received a new paperback edition ahead of the show’s premiere. While this edition isn’t eligible for Amazon’s B2G1 Free Book Sale, the mass market paperback edition is included. The third book in the trilogy, Navigators of Dune, is also included in the promotion. Unfortunately, Mentats of Dune, the second book in the trilogy, isn’t featured in the B2G1 Free Sale.
The graphic novel adaptation of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson is featured in Amazon’s promotion, including the Deluxe Collector’s Editions. Book 3, which is the conclusion of the adaptation, isn’t in the B2G1 sale, but Amazon does have a coupon deal that drops the price to only $10.
Prelude to Dune Graphic Novel Series
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson also have an ongoing graphic novel adaptation of their Prelude to Dune trilogy. Multiple volumes in the series are buy two, get one free. Prelude to Dune begins with House Atreides before moving to House Harkonnen. A two-volume arc focused on House Corrino will close out the adaptation of the trilogy.
Here are the four Prelude to Dune graphic novels included in the promotion:
If you want to complete the collection, here are the Prelude to Dune graphic novels that are not eligible for B2G1 free.
And if you want to read the novels before reading the graphic novels, two of the three Prelude to Dune novels are also featured in Amazon’s promotion:
For more sci-fi and fantasy series featured in Amazon’s B2G1 Free Book Sale, check out our roundups of J.R.R. Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson, and Hugh Howey books.
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The Dune 2-Film Collection (4K UHD) comes with both a 4K copy of the films as well as digital codes. It gets you access to both Dune (2021) as well as Dune: Part Two which hit theaters earlier this year and released on Blu-ray in May.
Aside from its great price and the two films, this bundle comes with a bevy of bonus content:
Dune: Part One Special Features
- The Royal Houses
- Filmbooks
- House Atreides
- House Harkonnen
- The Bene Gesserit
- The Fremen
- The Spice Melange
- Inside Dune
- The Training Room
- The Spice Harvester
- The Sardaukar Battle
- Building the Ancient Future
- My Desert, My Dune
- Constructing the Ornithopters
- Designing the Sandworm
- Beware the Baron
- Wardrobe from Another World
- A New Soundscape
- Possible Futures
Dune: Part Two Special Features
- Creating the Fremen World
- Chakobsa Training
- Worm-riding
- A new Set of Threads
- Finding the Worlds of Dune
- Becoming Feyd
- Buzz Around the New “Thopter”
- Deeper into the Desert: The Sounds of Dune
