56,533words
- Pages
- 183mass market, Bantam, 2004
- Reading time
- 3 h 46 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 6 h 5 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1968
Book 1 of 5 in Earthsea
Compared with other books
Longer than 19% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- arbookfind.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780553262506
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is A Wizard of Earthsea?
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin has 56,533 words.
How many pages is A Wizard of Earthsea?
183 pages in the mass market, Bantam, 2004 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read A Wizard of Earthsea?
About 3 h 46 min at 250 words a minute, or 6 h 5 min as an audiobook.
Writing a book of your own?
Musael counts every chapter as you write, keeps the plan beside the draft and checks names and facts across the book.

