Even with two books to go order of the phoenix would hold the record for the highest page count of any harry potter book ever, at over 700 pages total. A short survey of wordcount lengths of popular ya and adult epic fantasy books. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 107,253 words. Famous book series and novel word counts number of words. More to the point, any class requiring students to read the series before registering is setting a million word pointofentry. Why did i read through them so quickly, yet put down harry potter after a couple of books. Each book in the series has a different word count, ranging from 76,944 harry potter and the sorcerers stone to 257,045 harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Apr 11, 2015 harry potter word count the sorcerers stone 77,741 the chamber of secrets 85,735 the prisoner of azkaban 108,888 the goblet of fire 191,836 the order of the phoenix 261,906 the half blood prince 173,106 the deathly hallows 200,302. The total word count for all seven books in the series is over 1 million words. How many words should i know so i can read english novels or books like harry potter properly.
Black gate articles harry potter and the tyranny of word. When combined, the total harry potter word count is over a million words. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 76944 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85141 harry potter and the. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed blackandwhite suddenly come out in shades of gray. My favorite books in the series were azkaban and goblet, the latter of which was quite long. The link includes word counts of famouspopular books, which may or may not include your favorite. Writing towards a word count might not work for everybody, but having a rough goal in mind certainly helps me when im sketching out chapters and undertaking my first draft. Word count for harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Harry potter text analysis becoming a data analyst medium. What isn\t often considered is the sheer number of words a person who reads the entire series consumes. Take a look at the word counts for each of the harry potter books the philosophers stone 76,944. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 23 june, 199120 june, 1992 date at the start of chapter. Harry potter books philosophers stone 77,325 chamber of secrets 84,799 prisoner of azkaban 106,821 goblet of fire 190,858. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 76,944 words.
Word counts of the most popular books in the world foster grant uk. Jun 23, 2016 word count is what nanowrimo is about and its the subject of lots of books promising to boost your daily word count. Note the us edition has more pages heres why according to one source this entry was posted on thursday, july 12th, 2007 at 1. This article covers a subject that is part of the real world, and thus should not be taken as a part of the harry potter universe. I was surprised at the low count for the first book. The hobbit has more unique words and a higher unique word density than both the silmarillion and each volume in the lord of the rings. Nov 25, 2008 but i think that has more to do with rushing them than total word count. D i hope you like it and that i didnt leave anything out. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Jul 12, 2007 here are the number of pages in the harry potter books listed. How many words are there in all harry potter books. This brings the total harry potter word count to a whooping 1,084,170 words.
Nov 25, 2011 all words and no play makes kaleb a crazy boy. However, this does not necessarily mean it is more difficult to read. Find out how many words are in each of the harry potter books. Below is the order of all of the harry potter books, as well as recommendations for other books like harry potter. Gof is the thirdlongest book, because, you know, that whole voldemort coming back thing was kind of a big deal. The fifth book harry potter and the order of the phoenix has 257,045 words. As you can see, established authors get much more flexibility when it comes to the length of their book. Harry potter and the halfblood prince has 168,923 words. How many words are in harry potter and the deathly hallows. Before the popularity of ereaders like the kindle that was quite the book to be carrying around. The dresden files total word count 15 books 1,997,201 words.
If readers were put off by the page length of harry potter and the goblet of fire, they were not likely to jump back on board when harry potter and the order of the phoenix was released. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85,141 words. Harry is of course the young wizard featured in numerous incredibly famous books written by author jk rowling. But it still had good pacing and a very involving plot, imo. Harry potter and the goblet of fire has 190,637 words. List of chapter titles and respective inuniverse time of occurrence in the harry potter book series. Harry potters summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a houseelf called dobby, and rescue from the dursleys by his friend ron weasley in. The books have also launched the infamous movie series. Famous book series and novel word counts count words and.
Word count, with a little help from amazon alexis grant. How many pages are there in all the harry potter books. Everything you need to know about novel word counts nathan. There are some extra books alsothe tales of beedle the bard. Wordcounter will help to make sure its word count reaches a specific requirement or stays within a certain limit. The most popular harry potter book according to sales. Harry potter word count the sorcerers stone 77741 the chamber of secrets 85735 the prisoner of azkaban 108888 the goblet of fire. There are a total of 223 pages and 76,944 words in harry potter and the philosophers stone. Below youll find the total word count numbers for each book in the. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the first book in j. But i think that has more to do with rushing them than total word count.
The first book in each series below was the authors first. Harry potter and the deathly hallows 198,227 words. But all in all, i was just looking for how close my word count was to harry potter. Feb 09, 2015 word counts of popular ya books as i started drafting my new wip a ya scifi thriller i began wondering what word count i should aim for. The ultimate measure of a storys size is its wordcount, however, so the literary. Books 4 through 6 easily represent the heftiest segment of the series, and then theres a very clear pattern of gradual increase from path of daggers all the way through a memory of light. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is about 77,500 words total. Rowlings increasingly unwieldy books down to feature length, warner bros. The main story arc concerns harrys struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the.
The journey is hard, filled with events both tragic and triumphant, the battlefield littered with the bodies of the dearest and despised, but the final chapter is as brilliant and blinding as a phoenixs flame, and fans and skeptics. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. The word count figures for the other six books, in order. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Can you pick the harry potter books by word count in order from fewest to most.
Word counts of philip pullmans his dark materials series. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a comingofage story. Progressive word count in harry potter series the writers beat. How many words are there in the harry potter book series. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 257,045 words. In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. If my manuscript is coming in at 280 pages it would be acceptable at 70,000 words using the 250 per page method but the docs count may be as much as 6,0007,000 words less and so not hitting the ideal. I noticed no one made a draco malfoy potter count video, so i made one. Im leaving this in the list to show that word count isnt offered for every book. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. His parents are dead and hes stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words.
Also, heres another list i may swipe and add in here. Rowlings phenomenally bestselling series, will be released in a special anniversary edition on september 23, 2008. Word count harry potter and the philosophers stone. This brings the total harry potter word count to a whooping 1,084,170. Stephen king word count 112263 274,672 bag of bones 203,3 black house 252,270 blockade billy 15,917 carrie 60,718 cell 121,931 christine 193,602 cujo 121,150 cycle of the werewolf 15,955 desperation. Do you remember the word count of the harry potter books.
In an interview with harry potter fan site the leaky. The last book harry potter and the deathly hallows has 198,227 words. The silmarillion and the lord of the rings both introduce many times more new concepts, characters and locations which makes them more complex. For example, if an author has to write a minimum or maximum amount of words for an article, essay, report, story, book, paper, you name it. Ok i admit it, i put the harry potter reference in the title as link bait. Words counts of bestselling novels better novel project. The harry potter books are popular, and once someone reads the first book in the series, they often end up reading the entire series. His parents are dead and hes stuck with his heartless relatives, who force. Here are the number of pages in the harry potter books listed. Harry potter word count the sorcerers stone 77,741 the chamber of secrets 85,735 the prisoner of azkaban 108,888 the goblet of fire 191,836 the order of the phoenix 261,906 the half blood prince 173,106 the deathly hallows 200,302. A spectacular finish to a phenomenal series, harry potter and the deathly hallows is a bittersweet read for fans. When added all together, the harry potter books contain 1,084,170 words. Word counts of famous book series harry potter by jk rowling. How many pages are each of the harry potter books answers.
Total number of pages in the series of harry potter books, according to scholastic. However, word count does not really measure progress. Ms paint adventures has a total of 4 pages, 18901 panels, 874557 words 166 ss, 4h12m18s jailbreak is about 1% of mspa. Before the popularity of ereaders like the kindle that was. The word count gets progressively longer for books 1 to 5.
Word counts of popular ya books as i started drafting my new wip a ya scifi thriller i began wondering what word count i should aim for. A statistical analysis of robert jordans the wheel of time. Depending on the variant that youre reading i believe that the page numbers differ between countries so im using the copies that i have to hand. For those who like to keep track of their reading word count or those who want to encourage their kids to read more the harry potter books series is an. The harry potter books contain 1,084,170 words order of the phoenix is 14 of the total, just a tad short of the first three books word counts combined. If the word count of twilight is disregarded, the average becomes around. Draco malfoy saying potter draco malfoy potter count. The book, published by scholastic, will feature exclusive bonus material from j. A plot to make most terrible things happen at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry this year. How many words are in harry potter and the philosophers. Progressive word count in harry potter series the writer. List of chapters in the harry potter novels harry potter. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book.
How many series in total are there in harry potter. The sorcerers stone 77,325 words the chamber of secrets 84,799 words the prisoner of azkaban 106,821 words. At an average reading rate of 125 words per minute, thats about 145 hours of reading. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook.
Harry potter and the deathly hallows, the only book with officially 2 parts. Harry potter and the deathly hallows approximately 198,227. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself. Students raise their wands after albus dumbledore s death in 1997 this is a list of deaths in the harry potter series organised by source. I created this list because my wordpress statistics indicate that people do web searches for this information.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone 76,944 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85,141 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 107,253 harry potter and the goblet of fire 190,637 harry potter and the order of the phoenix 257,045. We have gathered for you the entire harry potter series as well as books that will make your harry potter experience even more magical, including the tales of beedle the bard, fantastic beasts and where to find them, harry potter audio books, harry potter colouring books, new illustrated editions. Order of the phoenix is 14 of the total, just a tad short of the first three books word counts. Aug 25, 2011 a short survey of wordcount lengths of popular ya and adult epic fantasy books. One of the more interesting datapoints i found while analyzing this information was. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 2010 77% photo by jaap buitendijkwarner bros. Rachel aarons 2,000 to 10,000 is perhaps best of these, and does contain useful advice about building momentum. Author eve tells me her book came in at 95,000 words.
Sep 30, 2016 harry potter and the philosophers stone 76,944 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 85,141 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 107,253 harry potter and the goblet of fire 190,637 harry potter and the order of the phoenix 257,045. For full titles, authors and descriptions of these books, see whats on my travel memoir bookshelf. The dresden files total word count 15 books 1,997,201. Word count for the book harry potter and the sorcerers stone. This will help determine what kind of length readers expect in popular novels, and also will give me a word count goal for writing the scenes and assignments. The publish dates for the harry potter series of 7 books. A world full of wizards, magic, and, of course, dragons. Harry potter and the halfblood prince 168,923 words. While knowing the total number of words in the harry potter series isnt going to convince anyone to read all the books, knowing the total word count is an excellent way to encourage kids to read more.
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