Diana Gabaldon

How many words is The Fiery Cross?

The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon has about 508,000 words.

about 508,000words

Pages
1,008paperback, Dell, 2002
Reading time
33 h 52 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
54 h 37 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
2001

Book 5 of 9 in Outlander

  1. 1Outlander305,000
  2. 2Dragonfly in Amber339,000
  3. 3Voyager382,000
  4. 4Drums of Autumn425,000
  5. 5The Fiery Cross508,000
  6. 6A Breath of Snow and Ashes500,000
  7. 7An Echo in the Bone402,000
  8. 8Written in My Own Heart's Blood395,000
  9. 9Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone441,000

All of Outlander: 3,697,000 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 99% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 500,000 to 508,000 words.

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

Questions

How many words is The Fiery Cross?

The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon has about 508,000 words.

How many pages is The Fiery Cross?

1,008 pages in the paperback, Dell, 2002 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Fiery Cross?

About 33 h 52 min at 250 words a minute, or 54 h 37 min as an audiobook.

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