Frank Herbert

How many words is Children of Dune?

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert has 146,792 words.

146,792words

Pages
432paperback, Gollancz, 2003
Reading time
9 h 47 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
15 h 47 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1976

Book 3 of 6 in Dune

  1. 1Dune181,493
  2. 2Dune Messiah72,449
  3. 3Children of Dune146,792
  4. 4God Emperor of Dune136,745
  5. 5Heretics of Dune163,522
  6. 6Chapterhouse: Dune141,078

All of Dune: 842,079 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 67% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 146,792 to 148,000 words.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is Children of Dune?

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert has 146,792 words.

How many pages is Children of Dune?

432 pages in the paperback, Gollancz, 2003 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read Children of Dune?

About 9 h 47 min at 250 words a minute, or 15 h 47 min as an audiobook.

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