George R. R. Martin

How many words is A Dance with Dragons?

A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin has 414,788 words.

414,788words

Pages
1,216paperback, Harper Voyager; HarperCollins Publishers, 2012
Reading time
27 h 39 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
44 h 36 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
2011

Book 5 of 5 in A Song of Ice and Fire

  1. 1A Game of Thrones292,727
  2. 2A Clash of Kings318,903
  3. 3A Storm of Swords414,604
  4. 4A Feast for Crows295,032
  5. 5A Dance with Dragons414,788

All of A Song of Ice and Fire: 1,736,054 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 97% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 410,769 to 414,788 words.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is A Dance with Dragons?

A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin has 414,788 words.

How many pages is A Dance with Dragons?

1,216 pages in the paperback, Harper Voyager; HarperCollins Publishers, 2012 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read A Dance with Dragons?

About 27 h 39 min at 250 words a minute, or 44 h 36 min as an audiobook.

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