How many words are in Ready Player One?
by Ernest Cline · 2011 · Science Fiction
136,505
Word count
9 hr 34 min
Reading time
547
Est. pages
2011
Published
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is approximately 136,505 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 9 hr 34 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 2011, it sits in the Science Fiction category.
Typical science fiction novels run 90,000–125,000 words, with a sweet spot around 100,000–115,000. At 136,505 words, Ready Player One runs longer than the typical range, in epic territory.
Science Fiction novels of similar length
| Title | Author | Word count |
|---|---|---|
| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne | 138,138 |
| The Martian | Andy Weir | 104,588 |
| Ender's Game | Orson Scott Card | 100,609 |
| 1984 | George Orwell | 88,942 |
| Dune | Frank Herbert | 187,240 |
| The Left Hand of Darkness | Ursula K. Le Guin | 85,592 |