Frank Herbert

How many words is Heretics of Dune?

Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert has 163,522 words.

163,522words

Pages
512paperback, Gollancz, 2003
Reading time
10 h 54 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
17 h 35 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1984

Book 5 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 72% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 163,522 to 164,000 words.

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

Questions

How many words is Heretics of Dune?

Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert has 163,522 words.

How many pages is Heretics of Dune?

512 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 Heretics of Dune?

About 10 h 54 min at 250 words a minute, or 17 h 35 min as an audiobook.

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