George R. R. Martin

How many words is A Game of Thrones?

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin has 292,727 words.

292,727words

Pages
864mass market, Random House Worlds, 1997
Reading time
19 h 31 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
31 h 29 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1996

Book 1 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 89% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below.

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

Questions

How many words is A Game of Thrones?

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin has 292,727 words.

How many pages is A Game of Thrones?

864 pages in the mass market, Random House Worlds, 1997 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read A Game of Thrones?

About 19 h 31 min at 250 words a minute, or 31 h 29 min as an audiobook.

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