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How long is a science fiction novel?

The typical science fiction novel here has 135,050 words, about 9 h of reading. 34 books, longest first.

135,050words

Typical length
9 hthe median of 34 books
Longest
Cibola Burn185,000 words
Shortest
The Time Machine32,059 words

The books, in order

  1. 1Cibola BurnJames S. A. Corey185,000
  2. 2Persepolis RisingJames S. A. Corey185,000
  3. 3DuneFrank Herbert181,493
  4. 4Tiamat's WrathJames S. A. Corey181,000
  5. 5Caliban's WarJames S. A. Corey179,000
  6. 6Leviathan WakesJames S. A. Corey175,000
  7. 7Babylon's AshesJames S. A. Corey175,000
  8. 8Nemesis GamesJames S. A. Corey169,000
  9. 9Abaddon's GateJames S. A. Corey165,000
  10. 10Heretics of DuneFrank Herbert163,522
  11. 11Leviathan FallsJames S. A. Corey162,000
  12. 12Memory's LegionJames S. A. Corey152,000
  13. 13Project Hail MaryAndy Weir150,326
  14. 14Children of DuneFrank Herbert146,792
  15. 15Foundation and EarthIsaac Asimov141,118
  16. 16Chapterhouse: DuneFrank Herbert141,078
  17. 17God Emperor of DuneFrank Herbert136,745
  18. 18Foundation's EdgeIsaac Asimov133,354
  19. 19Prelude to FoundationIsaac Asimov129,750
  20. 20Forward the FoundationIsaac Asimov119,814
  21. 21The MartianAndy Weir104,588
  22. 22Foundation and EmpireIsaac Asimov72,606
  23. 23Dune MessiahFrank Herbert72,449
  24. 24Second FoundationIsaac Asimov70,300
  25. 25FoundationIsaac Asimov64,995
  26. 26Mostly HarmlessDouglas Adams64,659
  27. 27The War of the WorldsH. G. Wells59,828
  28. 28The Restaurant at the End of the UniverseDouglas Adams52,150
  29. 29Life, the Universe and EverythingDouglas Adams51,978
  30. 30Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut49,459
  31. 31The Invisible ManH. G. Wells48,105
  32. 32The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams46,333
  33. 33So Long, and Thanks for All the FishDouglas Adams42,859
  34. 34The Time MachineH. G. Wells32,059

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How many words is a typical science fiction novel?

The median of the 34 science fiction books here is 135,050 words, about 9 h at 250 words a minute.

What is the longest science fiction book here?

Cibola Burn, with 185,000 words.

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