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How many pages is God Emperor of Dune?

God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert has a median of 423 pages across 9 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 400 to 454 pages.

Median pages
423
9 editions counted
Range
349–608
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
116k
at 275 words per page
Book 4 of Dune
Series in order

How long will God Emperor of Dune take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
7 h 27 min
At 30 min a day
15 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

4005006001990200020101981: 352 pages1981: 411 pages1982: 454 pages1983: 423 pages1984: 349 pages1987: 423 pages2003: 464 pages2008: 400 pages2019: 608 pagesmedian 423
40050060020001981: 352 pages1981: 411 pages1982: 454 pages1983: 423 pages1984: 349 pages1987: 423 pages2003: 464 pages2008: 400 pages2019: 608 pagesmedian 423
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 9 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 47 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019Penguin Publishing Group–608OL28895492M
2008Ace Books–400OL23158590M
2003GollanczPaperback464OL7878782M
1987Ace BooksPaperback423OL7525477M
1984Gollancz–349OL21540522M
1983Berkley–423OL7501667M
1982New English LibraryPaperback454OL18222919M
1981Gollanczhardcover352OL27305728M

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Questions

How many pages is God Emperor of Dune?
About 423 pages: that is the median of 9 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 349 to 608 pages.
How long does it take to read God Emperor of Dune?
About 7 h 27 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is God Emperor of Dune?
Roughly 116,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)); Wikidata: part of the series (P179) and series ordinal (Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors).