How long does it take to read Dune?
Dune by Frank Herbert takes about 11 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 7 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1965. 606 pages, about 166,650 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 155 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
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. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
Subjects: Dune (Imaginary place), Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Dune (imaginary place), fiction, Science fiction, Science-fiction
