about 175,000words
- Pages
- 592paperback, Orbit, 2017
- Reading time
- 11 h 40 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 18 h 49 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 2011
Book 1 of 9 in The Expanse
Compared with other books
Longer than 75% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
Sources differ; this is the best-supported figure. Sources give 166,000 to 175,000 words.
- kobo.comword count
- loopingworld.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780316515993
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is Leviathan Wakes?
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey has about 175,000 words.
How many pages is Leviathan Wakes?
592 pages in the paperback, Orbit, 2017 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read Leviathan Wakes?
About 11 h 40 min at 250 words a minute, or 18 h 49 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.

