45,939words
- Pages
- 192paperback, Pocket, 2004
- Reading time
- 3 h 4 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 4 h 56 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1971
Book 2 of 5 in Earthsea
Compared with other books
Longer than 13% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below. Sources give 45,939 to 45,948 words.
- arbookfind.comword count
- content.schoolinsites.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9781416509622
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Tombs of Atuan?
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin has 45,939 words.
How many pages is The Tombs of Atuan?
192 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 Tombs of Atuan?
About 3 h 4 min at 250 words a minute, or 4 h 56 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.

