Varney the VampyreThomas Peckett Prest and James Malcolm Rymer661,163 words44 h 5 min to read
War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy587,287 words1,296 pages39 h 9 min to read
Les MisérablesVictor Hugo530,982 words1,456 pages35 h 24 min to read- The Wandering JewEugène Sue522,306 words34 h 49 min to read
The Fiery CrossDiana Gabaldon~508,000 words1,008 pages33 h 52 min to read
A Breath of Snow and AshesDiana Gabaldon~500,000 words1,008 pages33 h 20 min to read
Wind and TruthBrandon Sanderson487,746 words1,344 pages32 h 31 min to read
The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas461,521 words1,312 pages30 h 46 min to read
Rhythm of WarBrandon Sanderson455,891 words1,232 pages30 h 24 min to read- Your bookby youWrite the next one on this shelf.Start your book
OathbringerBrandon Sanderson454,440 words1,328 pages30 h 18 min to read
Go Tell the Bees That I Am GoneDiana Gabaldon~441,000 words928 pages29 h 24 min to read
The String of PearlsJames Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest437,136 words29 h 9 min to read
Drums of AutumnDiana Gabaldon~425,000 words896 pages28 h 20 min to read
A Dance with DragonsGeorge R. R. Martin414,788 words1,216 pages27 h 39 min to read
A Storm of SwordsGeorge R. R. Martin414,604 words992 pages27 h 38 min to read
An Echo in the BoneDiana Gabaldon~402,000 words864 pages26 h 48 min to read
Words of RadianceBrandon Sanderson398,238 words1,087 pages26 h 33 min to read
The Wise Man's FearPatrick Rothfuss~395,000 words1,008 pages26 h 20 min to read
Written in My Own Heart's BloodDiana Gabaldon~395,000 words1,152 pages26 h 20 min to read
The Shadow RisingRobert Jordan393,823 words960 pages26 h 15 min to read
Don QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes390,883 words1,056 pages26 h 4 min to read
Lord of ChaosRobert Jordan389,823 words1,072 pages25 h 59 min to read
The Way of KingsBrandon Sanderson384,265 words1,280 pages25 h 37 min to read
VoyagerDiana Gabaldon~382,000 words912 pages25 h 28 min to read
The Brothers KaramazovFyodor Dostoevsky364,153 words908 pages24 h 17 min to read
Bleak HouseCharles Dickens355,432 words1,088 pages23 h 42 min to read
The Fires of HeavenRobert Jordan354,109 words848 pages23 h 36 min to read
A Memory of LightRobert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson353,906 words909 pages23 h 36 min to read
Dombey and SonCharles Dickens351,353 words23 h 25 min to read
Anna KareninaLeo Tolstoy349,736 words864 pages23 h 19 min to read- History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingHenry Fielding346,614 words23 h 6 min to read
- The Countess of Pembroke's ArcadiaPhilip Sidney345,151 words23 h 1 min to read
David CopperfieldCharles Dickens339,112 words976 pages22 h 36 min to read
Little DorritCharles Dickens339,059 words22 h 36 min to read
Dragonfly in AmberDiana Gabaldon~339,000 words768 pages22 h 36 min to read
Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens337,951 words22 h 32 min to read
Towers of MidnightRobert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson327,052 words880 pages21 h 48 min to read
Our Mutual FriendCharles Dickens326,054 words21 h 44 min to read
Nicholas NicklebyCharles Dickens325,379 words21 h 42 min to read
Gargantua and PantagruelFrançois Rabelais320,685 words21 h 23 min to read
The Forsyte SagaJohn Galsworthy320,170 words21 h 21 min to read
A Clash of KingsGeorge R. R. Martin318,903 words928 pages21 h 16 min to read
EloisaJean-Jacques Rousseau317,808 words21 h 11 min to read
MiddlemarchGeorge Eliot316,059 words950 pages21 h 4 min to read
Knife of DreamsRobert Jordan315,163 words768 pages21 h 1 min to read- The Decameron of Giovanni BoccaccioGiovanni Boccaccio308,778 words20 h 35 min to read
The Eye of the WorldRobert Jordan305,902 words784 pages20 h 24 min to read
OutlanderDiana Gabaldon~305,000 words672 pages20 h 20 min to read
Series
- The Wheel of TimeRobert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson14 books · 4,287,886 words
- DiscworldTerry Pratchett41 books · 3,728,577 words
- OutlanderDiana Gabaldon9 books · 3,697,000 words
- The Stormlight ArchiveBrandon Sanderson5 books · 2,180,580 words
- A Song of Ice and FireGeorge R. R. Martin5 books · 1,736,054 words
- The ExpanseJames S. A. Corey9 books · 1,576,000 words
- The Dark TowerStephen King7 books · 1,242,774 words
- Throne of GlassSarah J. Maas7 books · 1,234,551 words
- MistbornBrandon Sanderson7 books · 1,168,354 words
- Harry PotterJ. K. Rowling7 books · 1,084,170 words
- Robert LangdonDan Brown6 books · 927,783 words
- The Inheritance CycleChristopher Paolini4 books · 906,077 words
- DuneFrank Herbert6 books · 842,079 words
- FoundationIsaac Asimov7 books · 731,937 words
- Anne of Green GablesL. M. Montgomery8 books · 691,142 words
- The WitcherAndrzej Sapkowski5 books · 688,000 words
- The Kingkiller ChroniclePatrick Rothfuss2 books · 650,986 words
- The First LawJoe Abercrombie3 books · 623,600 words
- OzL. Frank Baum14 books · 609,046 words
- TwilightStephenie Meyer4 books · 587,246 words
- Millennium: Stieg Larsson TrilogyStieg Larsson3 books · 558,955 words
- Percy Jackson and the OlympiansRick Riordan7 books · 528,852 words
- A Series of Unfortunate EventsLemony Snicket13 books · 502,627 words
- Fifty ShadesE L James3 books · 497,819 words
- The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien3 books · 455,125 words
- Little WomenLouisa May Alcott3 books · 387,167 words
- His Dark MaterialsPhilip Pullman3 books · 368,120 words
- DivergentVeronica Roth3 books · 321,525 words
- The Chronicles of NarniaC. S. Lewis7 books · 321,396 words
- The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins3 books · 301,583 words
- EarthseaUrsula K. Le Guin5 books · 300,306 words
- The Maze RunnerJames Dashner3 books · 285,436 words
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams5 books · 257,979 words
- To All the Boys I've Loved BeforeJenny Han3 books · 241,960 words
- The Giver QuartetLois Lowry4 books · 204,233 words
- Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle4 books · 201,846 words
- It Ends with UsColleen Hoover2 books · 188,826 words
- The Summer I Turned PrettyJenny Han3 books · 176,004 words
- Winnie-the-PoohA. A. Milne2 books · 48,032 words
- A Court of Thorns and RosesSarah J. Maas5 books
Authors
- Terry Pratchett41
- Brandon Sanderson18
- Charles Dickens16
- Robert Jordan15
- L. Frank Baum14
- Sarah J. Maas14
- Lemony Snicket13
- Agatha Christie10
- Arthur Conan Doyle10
- James S. A. Corey10
- Andrzej Sapkowski9
- Diana Gabaldon9
- Jules Verne9
- L. M. Montgomery9
- Edgar Rice Burroughs8
- Jane Austen8
- Mark Twain8
- Stephen King8
- C. S. Lewis7
- Isaac Asimov7
- J. K. Rowling7
- Rick Riordan7
- Stephenie Meyer7
- Alexandre Dumas6
Genres
- Fantasy178 books · typical length 97,346 words
- Literary fiction140 books · typical length 98,544 words
- Science fiction62 books · typical length 75,613 words
- Historical fiction57 books · typical length 104,142 words
- Romance54 books · typical length 97,717 words
- Adventure50 books · typical length 78,087 words
- Mystery36 books · typical length 70,225 words
- Gothic fiction30 books · typical length 41,676 words
- Dystopian23 books · typical length 90,240 words
- Thriller22 books · typical length 118,706 words
- Children fiction20 books · typical length 59,064 words
- Humorous fiction18 books · typical length 132,576 words
- Historical fantasy9 books · typical length 402,000 words
- Dark fantasy8 books · typical length 149,719 words
- Paranormal romance7 books · typical length 140,000 words
- Erotic romance6 books · typical length 167,000 words
- Romantic fantasy6 books · typical length 186,220 words
- Crime thriller3 books · typical length 187,024 words
- Family saga3 books · typical length 105,312 words
Word counts from published sources, checked on 2026-10-27; page counts from one named edition of each book.
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