Christopher Paolini

How many words is Eragon?

Eragon by Christopher Paolini has 157,220 words.

157,220words

Pages
503paperback, Alfred A. Knopf, 2005
Reading time
10 h 29 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
16 h 54 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
2002

Book 1 of 4 in The Inheritance Cycle

  1. 1Eragon157,220
  2. 2Eldest213,516
  3. 3Brisingr254,629
  4. 4Inheritance280,712

All of The Inheritance Cycle: 906,077 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 70% 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 Eragon?

Eragon by Christopher Paolini has 157,220 words.

How many pages is Eragon?

503 pages in the paperback, Alfred A. Knopf, 2005 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read Eragon?

About 10 h 29 min at 250 words a minute, or 16 h 54 min as an audiobook.

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