Stephen King

How many words is The Waste Lands?

The Waste Lands by Stephen King has 173,489 words.

173,489words

Pages
640paperback, Scribner, 2016
Reading time
11 h 34 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
18 h 39 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1991

Book 3 of 7 in The Dark Tower

  1. 1The Gunslinger55,376
  2. 2The Drawing of the Three125,948
  3. 3The Waste Lands173,489
  4. 4Wizard and Glass254,691
  5. 5Wolves of the Calla242,776
  6. 6Song of Susannah118,221
  7. 7The Dark Tower272,273

All of The Dark Tower: 1,242,774 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 75% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below.

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

Questions

How many words is The Waste Lands?

The Waste Lands by Stephen King has 173,489 words.

How many pages is The Waste Lands?

640 pages in the paperback, Scribner, 2016 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Waste Lands?

About 11 h 34 min at 250 words a minute, or 18 h 39 min as an audiobook.

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