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
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.
- arbookfind.comword count
- loopingworld.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780575074897
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.
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.

