NMLP P-009288 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Dune Messiah

Frank Herbert · G.P. Putnam's Sons (New York) · 1969

The Putnam US hardcover of 1969 is the unambiguous true first edition. The UK Gollancz hardcover did not appear until 1971, so it does not compete for precedence. The earlier 1969 appearance in Galaxy magazine was a periodical serialization, not the book first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-009288 for "Dune Messiah" by Frank Herbert (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-009288, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).