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The Dune Encyclopedia is a reference book compiled and edited by Dr. Willis E. McNelly in 1984. A total of 43 people contributed articles to the work. Rumors existed that Frank Herbert himself contributed to the Encyclopedia.

The Encyclopedia presents itself as an in-universe document published in 15540 AG by Hadi Benotto; it provides its own timeline both based on the Dune chronology by Herbert, original dates of original events, as well as history, seen from the future perspective of the Imperium. It includes a full list of Emperors, the origins of CHOAM, Spacing Guild, the Butlerian Jihad and more.

For years it was considered by fans the only official reference text for the Dune universe. It has been out of print since 1986, and is highly sought after by fans.