How many words are in A Game of Thrones?
by George R.R. Martin · 1996 · Fantasy
298,000
Word count
20 hr 52 min
Reading time
1,192
Est. pages
1996
Published
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin is approximately 298,000 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 20 hr 52 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1996, it sits in the Fantasy category.
Typical fantasy novels run 70,000–150,000 words, with a sweet spot around 90,000–120,000. At 298,000 words, A Game of Thrones runs longer than the typical range, in epic territory.
Fantasy novels of similar length
| Title | Author | Word count |
|---|---|---|
| The Name of the Wind | Patrick Rothfuss | 259,221 |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | J.K. Rowling | 257,045 |
| The Way of Kings | Brandon Sanderson | 387,000 |
| The Fellowship of the Ring | J.R.R. Tolkien | 187,790 |
| Eragon | Christopher Paolini | 157,220 |
| The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien | 95,356 |