# Dune vs Dune Messiah

Dune is longer: 109,044 more words, 2.5 times the length of Dune Messiah.

- **[Dune](https://musael.com/books/dune.md):** 181,493 words, 896 pages, 12 h 6 min of reading
- **[Dune Messiah](https://musael.com/books/dune-messiah.md):** 72,449 words, 192 pages, 4 h 50 min of reading

## Questions

**Which is longer, Dune or Dune Messiah?** Dune is longer: 109,044 more words, 2.5 times the length of Dune Messiah.

**How much longer does Dune take to read than Dune Messiah?** About 7 h 16 min more at 250 words a minute: 12 h 6 min against 4 h 50 min.

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