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How many words is Drums of Autumn?

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon has about 425,000 words.

about 425,000words

Pages
896hardcover, Delacorte Press, 1996
Reading time
28 h 20 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
45 h 42 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1996

Book 4 of 9 in Outlander

  1. 1Outlander305,000
  2. 2Dragonfly in Amber339,000
  3. 3Voyager382,000
  4. 4Drums of Autumn425,000
  5. 5The Fiery Cross508,000
  6. 6A Breath of Snow and Ashes500,000
  7. 7An Echo in the Bone402,000
  8. 8Written in My Own Heart's Blood395,000
  9. 9Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone441,000

All of Outlander: 3,697,000 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 98% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 401,000 to 425,000 words.

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

Questions

How many words is Drums of Autumn?

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon has about 425,000 words.

How many pages is Drums of Autumn?

896 pages in the hardcover, Delacorte Press, 1996 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read Drums of Autumn?

About 28 h 20 min at 250 words a minute, or 45 h 42 min as an audiobook.

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