How many words is The Dragon Reborn?

Book 3 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

1. 1The Eye of the World305,902
2. 2The Great Hunt267,078
3. 3The Dragon Reborn251,392
4. 4The Shadow Rising393,823
5. 5The Fires of Heaven354,109
6. 6Lord of Chaos389,823
7. 7A Crown of Swords295,028
8. 8The Path of Daggers226,687
9. 9Winter's Heart238,789
10. 10Crossroads of Twilight271,632
11. 11Knife of Dreams315,163
12. 12The Gathering Storm297,502
13. 13Towers of Midnight327,052
14. 14A Memory of Light353,906

All of The Wheel of Time: 4,287,886 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 86% of the other 366 books here.

• Wolves of the CallaStephen King242,776 words
• The Well of AscensionBrandon Sanderson244,371 words
• BrisingrChristopher Paolini254,629 words
• Wizard and GlassStephen King254,691 words

Where the numbers come from

Sources differ; this is the best-supported figure. Sources give 242,016 to 251,392 words.

• capitalizemytitle.comword count
• fictionhorizon.comword count
• arbookfind.comword count
• wot.fandom.comword count
• openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780765305114

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

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