God Emperor of Dune
7.77.7 / 10
Score out of 10923 ratingsConfidence 86%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- 486
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
Part of a seriesDuneVolume 4 of 6
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About the book
God Emperor of Dune is a science fiction novel by American writer Frank Herbert, published in 1981. The fourth in his Dune series of six novels, it was ranked as the No. 11 hardcover fiction best seller of 1981 by Publishers Weekly.
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8.88.8 / 10 - Dune Messiah
7.77.7 / 10 - Children of Dune
7.87.8 / 10 - God Emperor of DuneThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - Heretics of Dune
7.57.5 / 10 - Chapterhouse: Dune
7.57.5 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 923 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% of the weight and the score stays at 7.7 — the Science fiction average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 77 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 846 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is God Emperor of Dune?
It has 486 pages — longer than 62% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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