# 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.

| # | Book | words | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [The Fiery Cross](https://musael.com/books/the-fiery-cross.md) | 508,000 | 1,008 |
| 2 | [A Breath of Snow and Ashes](https://musael.com/books/a-breath-of-snow-and-ashes.md) | 500,000 | 1,008 |
| 3 | [Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone](https://musael.com/books/go-tell-the-bees-that-i-am-gone.md) | 441,000 | 928 |
| 4 | [Drums of Autumn](https://musael.com/books/drums-of-autumn.md) | 425,000 | 896 |
| 5 | [An Echo in the Bone](https://musael.com/books/an-echo-in-the-bone.md) | 402,000 | 864 |
| 6 | [Written in My Own Heart's Blood](https://musael.com/books/written-in-my-own-heart-s-blood.md) | 395,000 | 1,152 |
| 7 | [Voyager](https://musael.com/books/voyager.md) | 382,000 | 912 |
| 8 | [Dragonfly in Amber](https://musael.com/books/dragonfly-in-amber.md) | 339,000 | 768 |
| 9 | [Outlander](https://musael.com/books/outlander.md) | 305,000 | 672 |

## Questions

**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.

Source: https://musael.com/books/genres/historical-fantasy