Brandon Sanderson

How many words is The Bands of Mourning?

The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson has 127,456 words.

127,456words

Pages
437paperback, Gollancz, 2016
Reading time
8 h 30 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
13 h 42 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
2016

Book 6 of 7 in Mistborn

  1. 1Mistborn: The Final Empire210,103
  2. 2The Well of Ascension244,371
  3. 3The Hero of Ages225,372
  4. 4The Alloy of Law94,652
  5. 5Shadows of Self110,019
  6. 6The Bands of Mourning127,456
  7. 7The Lost Metal156,381

All of Mistborn: 1,168,354 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 61% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 127,456 to 127,999 words.

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

Questions

How many words is The Bands of Mourning?

The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson has 127,456 words.

How many pages is The Bands of Mourning?

437 pages in the paperback, Gollancz, 2016 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Bands of Mourning?

About 8 h 30 min at 250 words a minute, or 13 h 42 min as an audiobook.

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