72,449words
- Pages
- 192hardcover, Orion Publishing Co, 1984
- Reading time
- 4 h 50 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 7 h 47 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1969
Book 2 of 6 in Dune
Compared with other books
Longer than 28% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 60,000 to 72,449 words.
- arbookfind.comword count
- loopingworld.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780575035416
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is Dune Messiah?
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert has 72,449 words.
How many pages is Dune Messiah?
192 pages in the hardcover, Orion Publishing Co, 1984 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read Dune Messiah?
About 4 h 50 min at 250 words a minute, or 7 h 47 min as an audiobook.
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.