Brandon Sanderson

How many words is The Hero of Ages?

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson has 225,372 words.

225,372words

Pages
760mass market, Tor Fantasy, 2009
Reading time
15 h 1 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
24 h 14 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
2008

Book 3 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 84% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 225,372 to 235,239 words.

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

Questions

How many words is The Hero of Ages?

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson has 225,372 words.

How many pages is The Hero of Ages?

760 pages in the mass market, Tor Fantasy, 2009 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Hero of Ages?

About 15 h 1 min at 250 words a minute, or 24 h 14 min as an audiobook.

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