Paolini, born in 1983, wrote the novel while still in his teens. When he investigates, he finds a blue stone in the middle of the wreckage. Eragon book one fifteenyearold eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boyuntil his destiny as a dragon rider is revealed. However, since each tome blitzed the 100,000 word mark the fellowship of. Im excited to read this book, might well be the longest book ive ever read. Yes, it takes a long time to speed up, but it is worth it in the end. However, i understand that the length of twilight is unusually long for a debut novel. More recently the fault in our stars comes in at 67,000. For a few examples, lets start on the low end of word count where we have the great gatsby clocking in at approx. The book, which you can preorder now, will hit stores on september 15th, 2020. There are 50 words in this list, all of which are learnable.
Until i discovered ar book finder, a site that will give you the word count for almost all novels. Jump up book three in the inheritance cycle will have a first printing of 2. The word count of 175 favorite novels broke by books. Eragon is the first book in the inheritance cycle by american fantasy writer, christopher paolini. 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. However, since each tome blitzed the 100,000 word mark the fellowship of the ring has177,227 words, the two towers. Inheritance book 4 official page count exclusively. And i believe pams book is good enough to one day be in that category. This is a list of words from the first chapters of the first book of christopher paolinis bestselling inheritance series.
It placed on the new york times childrens books best seller list for 121 weeks. Its characters include arya drottningu, durza the shade, glenwing, faolin, and twelve urgals. If you are an author of a book or know of a book s accurate wordcount, contact me. Actually, it might be funny if we got to see young eragon get absolutely trucked by old rickety brom. Book one the inheritance cycle 1 english edition ebook. If the word count of twilight is disregarded, the average. Paolini, who was 15 years old himself when he began this book, takes the neararchetypes of fantasy fiction and makes them fresh and enjoyable, chiefly. She raised it over her head, lips forming frantic words.
It won the rebecca caudill young readers book award and the. A boy named eragon must join with the varden and battle evil in attempt to destroy the evil ruler galbatorix. Eragon by christopher paolini 1,383,472 ratings, 3. Eragons final words in the book then, seem to suggest that hes off to seek the home that he lost at the books very beginning. I highly doubt all the great writers of yore set out to write their classics with a word count in mind, or freaked out if their book finished at only 45,000 words or was as high as 500,000 words. You flew on the wings of dragons, now soar into a sea of stars. The inheritance cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by american. Eragon is a simple farmer boy with no knowledge of the outside world until a polished blue stone appears in the middle of the woods. How many words are in the book inheritance answers. Jul 30, 2012 jackson made the lord of the rings trilogy with a one book to one film ratio.
Reading length is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to and affiliated sites. Eragon is highly recommended for dedicated fantasy enthusiasts. Perfect for fans of lord of the rings, the new york times bestselling inheritance cycle about the dragon rider eragon has sold over 35 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation. Sep 27, 2011 im excited to read this book, might well be the longest book ive ever read. Apr 08, 2012 im just giving you these numbers so you can get a better idea of how big of a book a certain word count translates to. In 2006, the novel was awarded with a nene award by the children of hawaii. Eragon by science fiction and fantasy enthusiast christopher paolini is a vigorously written high fantasy epic of eragon, a young man armed with a mythic red sword, accompanied by a beautiful dragon companion named saphira, and the recipient of broms old storyteller wisdom. Jackson made the lord of the rings trilogy with a one book to one film ratio. If there is a novel i havent listed that you would like to know the word count for, just leave a. If you are an author of a book or know of a books accurate wordcount, contact me. 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 195,011 doctor sleep. How many words are in each of the the eragon books. I wonder what the dimensions and font size for the book. Students, teachers, parents, and librarians can search in english or spanish using criteria such as atos book level or a lexile measure, interest level, title, author, fictionnonfiction, subject, awardwinners, state lists, ccss exemplars, and more.
How many pages are in the total eragon series, and how. If youre a good writer, your book will be as long or as short as the storyline dictates. Im just giving you these numbers so you can get a better idea of how big of a book a certain word count translates to. Pretty huge if you ask me asked in books and literature, shopping, the inheritance cycle eragon. Interest level, reading level, reading az, atos, word count. Well, technically it hasent ended yet since brisingr hasnt come out yet and there will be another after that. Knopf, and went on to become a new york times bestseller, as did its. Eragon was the third bestselling childrens hardback book of 2003, and the second bestselling childrens paperback of 2005. Apr 03, 2016 and i believe pams book is good enough to one day be in that category. 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. Is the book going to reach a publishable word count. The first book in the series, eragon, was originally selfpublished by paolini in. Book of mormon word count hi guys, ive never posted here but im working on a proposal for an article and it deals with word count of the book of mormon. A vocabulary list featuring word list eragon chapters 1.
Uncut at 471,485 words and a third of ernest hemingways the old man and the sea at 26,601 words. A shade named durza is hiding in the woods, waiting for a stone in reality a dragon egg that was stolen from him a while ago. The first book in the series, eragon, was originally selfpublished by paolini international llc, the paolini familys publishing business. By using these three options to more accurately define your writing, the words per page calculator should provide a better estimate on how many words you need to write to fill a page. He commands twelve urgals, which the shade, durza, refers to as smelly. While not a specific criterion, only three of the books on the chart were published before the book of mormon. Think of all the fat trimmed from this book and it still ended up so long. In the opposite direction, it can give a more accurate estimate of how many pages you have created if you only know the word count. The monk 128,960 words by matthew gregory lewis in 1796, zastrozzi 101,600 words by percy bysshe shelley in. During one of the battles he discovers that one of their own has turned against them. Anne mccaffrey, author of the dragonriders of pern series christopher paolini makes literary magic with his. Here is what i found in order from least words to most words.
Find out how long your favourite books are and how they compare to their. Its funny to see a hatchling like you beaten by the old one. It turns out to be a dragon egg, though it was thought that the only eggs left were in the clutches of galbatorix. But now that ive seen at least one other book published at around my word count im beginning to feel better about everything again. Brisingr the inheritance cycle by christopher paolini paperback 8. I think eragon was somewhere around 102,000 or something like that. Word count estimates are not guaranteed to be accurate. Oct 11, 2012 i highly doubt all the great writers of yore set out to write their classics with a word count in mind, or freaked out if their book finished at only 45,000 words or was as high as 500,000 words. The ultimate measure of a storys size is its wordcount, however, so the. Eragon by christopher paolini, 9780552155519, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. What is the word count in paolinis book inheritance answers.
Aug 23, 20 until i discovered ar book finder, a site that will give you the word count for almost all novels. Onethird of the novels that come into the agency are rejected because theyre too long or short, perkins says. After writing the first draft for a year, paolini spent a second year rewriting and fleshing out the story and characters. It turns out to be a dragon egg, though it was thought that the only eggs left were in.
My current wip is young adult, so i compiled a somewhat random list of ya novels by debut authors and looked up the books word count. Since just comparing the number of unique words in a book does not take its length into account i decided to calculate the percentage of unique words of the whole text. I think it stands as the longest fantasy trilogy to date. Brisingra word that means fire in alagaesias ancient language, taken from old norsewas published on september 20, 2008. Word counts of the most popular books in the world foster grant uk. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Ive tried to find someone besides joseph smith who has produced a book of 273,725 words while in their midtwenties. Eragon is the first book in the inheritance cycle, by christopher. Idk what the word count is, but eragon is a really really good book. Perkins agency in new york says its much easier to market a firsttime novelists book if the word count falls between 80,000 and 100,000 words, or roughly 300 doublespaced, typed pagesthe average novel length.
The inheritance cycle previously known as the inheritance trilogy is a series of highfantasy novels by homeschooled author christopher paolini. The word count of the book of mormon surpasses the next lengthy volume by more than 80,000 words, nearly a 50% increase. The series was originally intended to be a trilogy named. The inheritance cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by american author christopher paolini. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is about 77,500 words total. August auggie pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream schooluntil now. Eragon inheritance, book 1 word count and more reading. One day, while out hunting, he hears an explosion in the woods. Dont miss the latest book from the author of eragon, the fork, the witch, and the worm.
Fifteenyearold eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boyuntil his destiny as. To sleep in a sea of stars is a story of enormous intergalactic weight and consequence, but also of deeply personal human strength, compassion, and awe during a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, xenobiologist kira navarez finds an alien relic that thrusts her into the wonders and. Jun 20, 2008 idk what the word count is, but eragon is a really really good book. Cover design by lindy martin, faceout studio a promotional plot teaser was released. Eragon is a simple farm boy, living in a village in a secluded corner of a country known as alagaesia.
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