

Martin’s five-volume A Song of Ice and Fire series is 1,770,000. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion (130,115) three times.

The word count of Philip Pullman’s three-book His Dark Materials fantasy series is 390,575, about the length of reading J. That’s like reading Stephen King’s The Stand: Uncut at 471,485 words and a third of Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea at 26,601 words. Le Guin’s six-book Earthsea series is 480,503. That’s approximately the same length as Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote (344,665). Lewis’ seven-book Chronicles of Narnia series is 345,535. Word count of The Chronicles of Narnia series

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix That’s like reading David Foster Wallaces’s Infinite Jest (488,940) twice. Rowling’s seven-book Harry Potter series is 1,084,625. The 20+ Best Books on Creative Writing My picks for the best books on creative writing A few series in focusīefore we dive into the list, let’s explore the word count of a few popular fantasy series and one favorite, bestselling author who racks up high word counts.
