213,516words
- Pages
- 704paperback, Corgi, 2007
- Reading time
- 14 h 14 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 22 h 58 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 2005
Book 2 of 4 in The Inheritance Cycle
Compared with other books
Longer than 84% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- arbookfind.comword count
- penguin.co.ukpages of this edition · ISBN 9780552155526
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is Eldest?
Eldest by Christopher Paolini has 213,516 words.
How many pages is Eldest?
704 pages in the paperback, Corgi, 2007 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read Eldest?
About 14 h 14 min at 250 words a minute, or 22 h 58 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.