Musael
Try it

How long is a dystopian novel?

The typical dystopian novel here has 90,240 words, about 6 h 1 min of reading. 23 books, longest first.

90,240words

Typical length
6 h 1 minthe median of 23 books
Longest
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes150,442 words
Shortest
Messenger36,627 words

The books, in order

  1. 1The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesSuzanne Collins150,442
  2. 2Sunrise on the ReapingSuzanne Collins112,440
  3. 3AllegiantVeronica Roth110,354
  4. 4InsurgentVeronica Roth106,028
  5. 5DivergentVeronica Roth105,143
  6. 6Catching FireSuzanne Collins101,564
  7. 7The Maze RunnerJames Dashner101,182
  8. 8MockingjaySuzanne Collins100,269
  9. 9The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins99,750
  10. 10The Scorch TrialsJames Dashner96,869
  11. 11The Kill OrderJames Dashner91,996
  12. 12The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood90,240
  13. 13Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell88,942
  14. 14The Death CureJames Dashner87,385
  15. 15The Fever CodeJames Dashner86,298
  16. 16SonLois Lowry76,096
  17. 17Brave New WorldAldous Huxley63,766
  18. 18Four: A Divergent CollectionVeronica Roth59,727
  19. 19Gathering BlueLois Lowry47,893
  20. 20Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury45,910
  21. 21Crank PalaceJames Dashner44,000
  22. 22The GiverLois Lowry43,617
  23. 23MessengerLois Lowry36,627

Authors in dystopian

Other genres

Questions

How many words is a typical dystopian novel?

The median of the 23 dystopian books here is 90,240 words, about 6 h 1 min at 250 words a minute.

What is the longest dystopian book here?

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, with 150,442 words.

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.

Start writing