Ursula K. Le Guin

How many words is The Tombs of Atuan?

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin has 45,939 words.

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

  1. 1A Wizard of Earthsea56,533
  2. 2The Tombs of Atuan45,939
  3. 3The Farthest Shore60,591
  4. 4Tehanu68,020
  5. 5The Other Wind69,223

All of Earthsea: 300,306 words

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.

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.

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