Christopher Paolini

How many words is Murtagh?

Murtagh by Christopher Paolini has 194,232 words.

194,232words

Pages
704paperback, Penguin Books, Limited, 2025
Reading time
12 h 57 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
20 h 53 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
2023

Book of 4 in The Inheritance Cycle

  1. 1Eragon157,220
  2. 2Eldest213,516
  3. 3Brisingr254,629
  4. 4Inheritance280,712

All of The Inheritance Cycle: 906,077 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 81% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is Murtagh?

Murtagh by Christopher Paolini has 194,232 words.

How many pages is Murtagh?

704 pages in the paperback, Penguin Books, Limited, 2025 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read Murtagh?

About 12 h 57 min at 250 words a minute, or 20 h 53 min as an audiobook.

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