Philip Pullman

How many words is The Amber Spyglass?

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman has 156,664 words.

156,664words

Pages
544paperback, Scholastic, 2015
Reading time
10 h 27 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
16 h 51 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
2000

Book 3 of 3 in His Dark Materials

  1. 1Northern Lights112,815
  2. 2The Subtle Knife98,641
  3. 3The Amber Spyglass156,664

All of His Dark Materials: 368,120 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 70% 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 The Amber Spyglass?

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman has 156,664 words.

How many pages is The Amber Spyglass?

544 pages in the paperback, Scholastic, 2015 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Amber Spyglass?

About 10 h 27 min at 250 words a minute, or 16 h 51 min as an audiobook.

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