Reading time

How long does it take to read Children of Dune?

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert is about 504 pages, so it takes about 9 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 18 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

8 h 49 min

Children of Dune · Frank Herbert · first published 1976

Pages
504
30 min a day
18 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm11 h 40 min
Average adult · 238 wpm8 h 49 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm7 h
Very fast reader · 400 wpm5 h 15 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day36 days
30 minutes a day18 days
45 minutes a day12 days
60 minutes a day9 days

Page count: median of 77 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#3 in Dune

Next in the series: God Emperor of Dune (1981, 475 pages)

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Children of Dune: reading time questions

How many pages is Children of Dune?
Children of Dune is about 504 pages. That is the median across the 77 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Children of Dune?
About 8 h 49 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 7 h.
How many days to read Children of Dune at 30 minutes a day?
About 18 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 36 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
What number is Children of Dune in the Dune series?
Children of Dune is book 3 in Dune by Frank Herbert.

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