# Dune Messiah vs Children of Dune

Children of Dune is longer: 74,343 more words, 2.0 times the length of Dune Messiah.

- **[Dune Messiah](https://musael.com/books/dune-messiah.md):** 72,449 words, 192 pages, 4 h 50 min of reading
- **[Children of Dune](https://musael.com/books/children-of-dune.md):** 146,792 words, 432 pages, 9 h 47 min of reading

## Questions

**Which is longer, Dune Messiah or Children of Dune?** Children of Dune is longer: 74,343 more words, 2.0 times the length of Dune Messiah.

**How much longer does Children of Dune take to read than Dune Messiah?** About 4 h 57 min more at 250 words a minute: 9 h 47 min against 4 h 50 min.

Source: https://musael.com/books/compare/dune-messiah-vs-children-of-dune