The wheel of time series began in 1990 with the eye of the world. Robert jordan deliberately wrote the first book of the series the eye of the world to allude to a middle earth type world. It was published by tor books and released on september 15, 1992. It is an online community of people from all over the world who have come here to experience the series to the fullest. The six main characters in the wheel of time every day.
Six shalt be the number of main characters, and the number of main characters shalt be six. Discrepancies are often due to the fact that microsoft word consider its like one word, instead my data is measured considering it as it is, so two words. A single novel can be longer, but once the length is above 110,000 words publishers may look at cutting it back, unless it is a particular kind of book books over the 110k word count are usually considered epics. Judging by this the answer seems to depend on how much of malazan you want to count as one single series. Search for word count totals in books word counters. Once upon a time amazon offered text stats for a majority of their books, which included word count. Wolfram alpha tells us that the average word length in english is 5. This entry was posted in uncategorized and tagged average word count, book word count, novel word count, robert jordan word count, wheel of time word count by. The penultimate book in the epic 14part the wheel of time series, towers of midnight is nearly upon us. Here, the word count increases significantly falling within 90. Over the course of 14 books the saga takes place both in our past and our future as a large case of characters tells the story of a man destined to face the evil one and save the worldor destroy it in the process. As of book, towers of midnight, there are 4,060,310 words. Although amazon stopped offering this for new books several years ago, the feature still remained for older books.
Tolkien revised to be in line with the rest the fellowship of the ring. Here, these comparisons are more accurate, by word count per chapter. Originally planned as a sixbook series, the wheel of time spanned fourteen volumes, in addition to a prequel novel and two companion books. In the third age, an age of prophecy, the world and time themselves hang in the balance. Below is a list of robert jordans the wheel of time series in both publication order and also in chronological order. Oathbringer was 454,440 words and they had to change the binding and use thinner paper so that it wasnt a completely unreasonable thickness. Amazon has greenlit an adaptation of robert jordans.
The wheel of time was published between 1990 and 20, this project was originally undertaken by robert jordan, but as he passed away in 2007, brandon sanderson finished writing the saga thanks to the notes the original writer left and harriet jordan robert jordans wife advices. From there, it very much went in its own direction. Posted in uncategorized tagged average word count, book word count, novel word count, robert jordan word count. The wheel of time still has a long, long way to go for tv. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the age that gave it birth returns again. The series consists of 14 books plus a prequel called new spring. By robert jordan and amy romanczuk patterns of the wheel.
A statistical analysis of robert jordans the wheel of time the. By robert jordan, harriet mcdougal, alan romanczuk, and maria simons the wheel of time companion. Book one of my epic buddy read of the wheel of time world with branwen sedai, one of the nicest people of our world. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Robert jordan and the wheel of time regained its footing with. Tbh i wouldnt use hp as a comparison for the would count hungry chinese novels. Thirteen shalt thou not count, neither count thou three, excepting that thou then proceed to six. His first book, the eye of the world, packs 814 pages and is the only book to begin in the past in regards to the.
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. What is the word count of robert jordans wheel of time series. Discussion word count in novels page 2 novel updates. The eye of the worldstatistical analysis a wheel of.
This one used a program to count the number of words present in the various ebooks, so it should be pretty accurate. Genre plays a part the eye of the world, the first in robert jordans wheel of time series, was 305k words. Generally a 50,000 word novel would be the minimum word count. Ive looked at the word count of what ive edited so far and the bits i havent yet and its. Fantasy books are usually longer than in other genres. The studio has greenlit an adaptation of the series, which will no doubt be.
The average word count for a typical novel ranges anywhere from 70,000 to 120,000 words, with the average hanging. This can usually add a plus 510k compared to microsoft word wordcount. The unabridged audio book is read by michael kramer and kate reading at 393,823 words, the shadow rising is the longest book of the wheel of time although it has fewer pages than lord of chaos. The books are written from different points of view povs.
Discover why this series has been so influential and why you should now be. A statistical analysis of robert jordans the wheel of time. In addition, jordans books feature nonhuman characters to include wolves, horses and darkfriends, not allinclusively. The great hunt consists of a prologue and 50 chapters. Each of jordans fourteen books in the wheel of time series is extremely in depth and lengthy. If you decide to get into robert jordans wheel of time series, youre in for 4,012,859 words, over 635 chapters and 11,308 pages. The median book length for the full series is represented by the dotted line. The wheel of time is a series of high fantasy novels written by american author james oliver rigney jr. Heres a look at wordcount over time by the individual book. In one, kitty rallo dives into the directors of the amazon prime television show. The wheel of time main series consists of fourteen books and a prequel. The wheel of time word count compared to other popular books.
It was published by tor books and released on november 15, 1990. One of the more interesting datapoints i found while analyzing this information was the length of the chapters through the wheel of time. Is it worth my time to start reading the wheel of time. The page count for the hardback hb editions do not include glossary. What is the word count of robert jordans wheel of time. The eye of the world the wheel of time, book 1 mass market paperback november 15, 1990. Anyone know what the word counts of brandons books are.
Wheel of time wordcount statistics books and ebooks. Whether youre just curious about how many words are in these books or youre writing a book and want to compare the length of your novel to these famous tomes, then read on to find the word counts of famous books and series. Ever wondered which are the longest fantasy series of all time. Robert jordans sprawling epic fantasy series the wheel of time is headed to television, thanks to amazon studios. Wordcount of unpopular and hefty epics looping world. Individual wheel of time books wheel of time, knife of dreams by robert jordan individual wheel of time books robert jordans wheel of time love lives quiz. Weighing in at over 4 million words, the wheel of time is assuredly among the longest fantasy series out there, although reliable data on the matter is elusive. The eye of the world the wheel of time, book 1 book. Eye of the world 317519 the great hunt 272117 the dragon reborn 255441 the shadow rising 399150 the fires of heaven 359066. The percentage expressed here takes the total number of words in that section and divides it by the total word count.
Wikipedia suggests it is some 1 million words longer than the malazan book of the fallen, its chief competition for the honor omitting shared universe tales like those of mercedes lackey and l. Youre committing to details about meals in taverns, characters with blunt. D from the eye of the world, you can see just how much danger the world is really in. Each book section below details the breakdown of these points of view as a word count and as a percentage. The shadow rising is a fantasy novel by american author robert jordan, the fourth book in his series the wheel of time. The series has 147 unique povs and 1,379 total povs, including the prequel, new spring. I have called wot a 14 book series that would have made a good trilogy. I know he said alloy of law was like 90k but anyone know the others. Coloring art based on robert jordans the wheel of time. The wheel of time word count compared to other popular. The wheel of time turns and ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. I feel the sword of truth or the wheel of time series hold much closer word counts. The wheel of time books by robert jordan and brandon sanderson. What is the word count of robert jordans wheel of time series trivia question questions answer answers.
Dont worry, robert jordans writing isnt nearly as cheesy as mine. Dude is gonna beat wheel of time by the time hes done. Im interested because im trying to quantify the lengths of books im reading and ive been using page count but wanted to improve on it. The complete series list for wheel of time robert jordan. The wheel of time series includes 14 books, plus one prequel. Jordancon is an annual convention held in atlanta, georgia that celebrates jordans muchloved wheel of time series. And the creator spake, saying there shalt be six main characters, no more, no less. Oathbringer was 454,440 words and they had to change the binding and use thinner paper so that it. The paperbacks for the series average 826 pages each. Im just idly curious with the exception of way of kings, most of his books like elantris seem on the short end of epic fantasy, but still pack a ton of plot and worldbuilding in, and was curious how they compared wordcount wise to other authors epic fantasies. Modesitt, as well as those that spread a story across multiple trilogies. How the wheel of time made me hate epic fantasy, and how mistborn brought me back. Earlier this week, i found myself in a discussion about the lengths of various novels. Wheel of time series in order robert jordan fictiondb.
It was spurred by two similar conversations ive found. Lets summarize the eye of the world the wheel of time. Dragonmounts wheel of time community show has two new episodes to keep you entertained while stuck at home. The geekdad interview with brandon sanderson last week, tor published the gathering storm, the newest book in robert jordans longrunning wheel of time series. Initiated by fantasy writer, robert jordan, and finished by his handpicked successor, brandon sanderson, wheel of time is a high fantasy series consisting of fourteen total books each serving as a step toward the storys final climax. At first i thought id just use word count but, apart from the difficulty in finding them, it seems theyre highly variable anyway, depending greatly various choices made in order to make them. As an example, my first novel, sixtyone nails is 154k words and because of that the font size is very slightly smaller than normal. All with lengths comparable to george rr martins novels martins third and fifth books surpass the word count of even the longest jordan novels.
Unfortunately, amazon recently removed that feature as well. She also speculates about the titles and the timing of the shows versus the books. The chapter by chapter breakdown sections lists the povs in order by chapter. Statistical analysis the eye of the world contains 53 chapters and 2 prologues and consists of seven unique povs and 59 total povs. That does not mean that books will not be published outside these boundaries.
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