Dune
Frank Herbert1965
- words
- 181,493
- Pages
- 896
- Reading time
- 12 h 6 min
- Listening time
- 19 h 31 min
Dune is longer: 116,498 more words, 2.8 times the length of Foundation.
Foundation
Isaac Asimov1951
- words
- 64,995
- Pages
- 272
- Reading time
- 4 h 20 min
- Listening time
- 6 h 59 min
Difference
| Reading speed | Dune | Foundation |
|---|---|---|
| 200 words a minute | 15 h 7 min | 5 h 25 min |
| 250 words a minute | 12 h 6 min | 4 h 20 min |
| 300 words a minute | 10 h 5 min | 3 h 37 min |
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Which is longer, Dune or Foundation?
Dune is longer: 116,498 more words, 2.8 times the length of Foundation.
How much longer does Dune take to read than Foundation?
About 7 h 46 min more at 250 words a minute: 12 h 6 min against 4 h 20 min.
Writing a book of your own?
Musael counts every chapter as you write, keeps the plan beside the draft and checks names and facts across the book.