112,815words
- Pages
- 416hardcover, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996
- Reading time
- 7 h 31 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 12 h 8 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1995
Book 1 of 3 in His Dark Materials
Compared with other books
Longer than 56% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 112,815 to 116,792 words.
- arbookfind.comword count
- bookroo.comword count
- penguinrandomhouse.compages of this edition · ISBN 9780679879244
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is Northern Lights?
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman has 112,815 words.
How many pages is Northern Lights?
416 pages in the hardcover, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read Northern Lights?
About 7 h 31 min at 250 words a minute, or 12 h 8 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.