Andrzej Sapkowski

How many words is Baptism of Fire?

Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski has about 127,000 words.

about 127,000words

Pages
384paperback, Orbit, 2022
Reading time
8 h 28 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
13 h 39 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1996

Book 3 of 5 in The Witcher

  1. 1Blood of Elves111,000
  2. 2Time of Contempt120,000
  3. 3Baptism of Fire127,000
  4. 4The Tower of the Swallow150,000
  5. 5The Lady of the Lake180,000

All of The Witcher: 688,000 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 61% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

Sources differ; this is the best-supported figure. Sources give 123,000 to 127,000 words.

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

Questions

How many words is Baptism of Fire?

Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski has about 127,000 words.

How many pages is Baptism of Fire?

384 pages in the paperback, Orbit, 2022 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read Baptism of Fire?

About 8 h 28 min at 250 words a minute, or 13 h 39 min as an audiobook.

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