How long is a historical fantasy novel?

The typical historical fantasy novel here has 402,000 words, about 26 h 48 min of reading. 9 books, longest first.

402,000words

Typical length
26 h 48 minthe median of 9 books
Longest
The Fiery Cross508,000 words
Shortest
Outlander305,000 words

The books, in order

  1. 1The Fiery CrossDiana Gabaldon508,000
  2. 2A Breath of Snow and AshesDiana Gabaldon500,000
  3. 3Go Tell the Bees That I Am GoneDiana Gabaldon441,000
  4. 4Drums of AutumnDiana Gabaldon425,000
  5. 5An Echo in the BoneDiana Gabaldon402,000
  6. 6Written in My Own Heart's BloodDiana Gabaldon395,000
  7. 7VoyagerDiana Gabaldon382,000
  8. 8Dragonfly in AmberDiana Gabaldon339,000
  9. 9OutlanderDiana Gabaldon305,000

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How many words is a typical historical fantasy novel?

The median of the 9 historical fantasy books here is 402,000 words, about 26 h 48 min at 250 words a minute.

What is the longest historical fantasy book here?

The Fiery Cross, with 508,000 words.

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