Children of Dune vs Dune: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Dune, American literature, Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Children of Dune

Children of Dune Frank Herbert · 1976 ★★★★☆ 4.0 528 pages · ≈ 9 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Dune

Dune Frank Herbert · 1965 ★★★★☆ 4.3 784 pages · ≈ 14 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Dune higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 1700365 votes.
Children of Dune is the quicker read — about 9 hours vs 14 for Dune.

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