How many words are in Eragon?
by Christopher Paolini · 2002 · Fantasy
157,220
Word count
11 hr 1 min
Reading time
629
Est. pages
2002
Published
Eragon by Christopher Paolini is approximately 157,220 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 11 hr 1 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 2002, 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 157,220 words, Eragon runs longer than the typical range, in epic territory.
Fantasy novels of similar length
| Title | Author | Word count |
|---|---|---|
| The Fellowship of the Ring | J.R.R. Tolkien | 187,790 |
| The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien | 95,356 |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | J.K. Rowling | 76,944 |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | J.K. Rowling | 257,045 |
| A Wizard of Earthsea | Ursula K. Le Guin | 56,533 |
| The Name of the Wind | Patrick Rothfuss | 259,221 |