60,591words
- Pages
- 272paperback, Pocket, 2004
- Reading time
- 4 h 2 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 6 h 31 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1972
Book 3 of 5 in Earthsea
Compared with other books
Longer than 22% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 60,591 to 65,786 words.
- arbookfind.comword count
- content.schoolinsites.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9781416509646
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Farthest Shore?
The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin has 60,591 words.
How many pages is The Farthest Shore?
272 pages in the paperback, Pocket, 2004 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read The Farthest Shore?
About 4 h 2 min at 250 words a minute, or 6 h 31 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.