280,712words
- Pages
- 896paperback, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2012
- Reading time
- 18 h 43 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 30 h 11 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 2011
Book 4 of 4 in The Inheritance Cycle
Compared with other books
Longer than 89% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- arbookfind.comword count
- penguinrandomhouse.compages of this edition · ISBN 9780375846311
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is Inheritance?
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini has 280,712 words.
How many pages is Inheritance?
896 pages in the paperback, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2012 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read Inheritance?
About 18 h 43 min at 250 words a minute, or 30 h 11 min as an audiobook.
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.