How many pages is Dune?

528 pages, which is about 158,000 words and 10½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is Dune worth reading?

We score it 8.0 out of 10 for the time it takes — well worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.33 out of 5 from 6,350 ratings, which counts for 8.3; at about 10½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.3 for its length.

How long is the Dune audiobook?

About 17½ hrs, estimated from the 158,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

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Dune

Name: Dune
Author: Frank Herbert

Frank Herbert

10½ hrsto read

8.0worth it

At your speed≈ 10½ hrs

Pages528

Audiobook≈ 17½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

528 pages works out to roughly 158,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 10½ hrs — a week or more of evenings.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.33 out of 5, from 6,350 ratings.

Worth-it score 8.0/10 — Well worth the time. Readers 8.3 (Hardcover's 4.33★ from 6,350 ratings) − length 0.3 = 8.0. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Dune?

Dune is 528 pages, or roughly 158,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Dune at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	15 hrs
Average	250	10½ hrs
Fast	400	6½ hrs

Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 17½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Dune?: About 10½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Dune runs 528 pages, roughly 158,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 15 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 6½ hrs.
How many pages is Dune?: 528 pages, which is about 158,000 words and 10½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is Dune worth reading?: We score it 8.0 out of 10 for the time it takes — well worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.33 out of 5 from 6,350 ratings, which counts for 8.3; at about 10½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.3 for its length.
How long is the Dune audiobook?: About 17½ hrs, estimated from the 158,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness.…

Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for... When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.

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