Children of Dune vs Dune Messiah: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dune, Science Fiction, Fiction
Children of Dune
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. With millions of copies sold worldwide, Frank Herbert's Dune novels stand among the major achievements of the human…
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Dune Messiah
Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dune Messiah is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Children of Dune.
- Children of Dune has the widest readership — 268238 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Children of Dune | Dune Messiah | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (268238) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (1222) | 3.8 (2104) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1765) | 4.0 (2894) |
Reception
| Children of Dune | Dune Messiah | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 268238 | 2894 |
| Editions | 77 | 101 |
| Citations | 9 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 161403 | — |
| Reading it now | 19459 | — |
| Written reviews | 14927 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 45106 | 108976 |
| Pages | 528 | 304 |