It comes in at just under 800 pages, and was written by a 20th century reclusive master, thomas pynchon. The second and third books, fifty shades darker and fifty shades freed, are also selling fast, with uk. If you include childrens young teen book series, there are some american series that are pretty long. The book case is a prequel novella to the john corey series. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. Urban fantasy poster boy has over 6,200 pages through 15 books, and remember, he is still growing. Insert your email below to start getting these recommendations. It took up,095 pages spread over 10 volumes, with over two million words, and a french name which is the reason why were not. The adventure series of childrens novels by willard price 1949 to 1980 14 books alex rider 2000 to present 12 books, including one prequel and a book of short stories which are included in the series numbering note.
Scholastic will work with a leading childrens book author, an illustrator, and scholastic editors and designers to turn childrens pages into the biggest childrens book in the world. Esslemont the sword of truth thirteen books the wheel of time fourteen in the main storyline and one prequel these seem to be the longest series in the industry that i. An example of an epistolary novel one written as a series of documents such as letters or diary entries this huge book was published in 1748, telling a tragic story of a heroine constantly set back by her family. Women and men by joseph mcelroy 850,000 words, 1192 pages. The neapolitan novels series, by elena ferrante, is more than 1,700 pages long in. A weird progression in the latest published works by the author might tell us. Ive read all of them at least once, and some many times. I love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written.
It contains 7 volumes all closely linked though they can be read separately. We list below the ten longest, most epic novels ever created. The 20th book in the series, 20th midnight, is expected to be out, appropriately enough, in the year 2020. I had to think about this question for a few some books are incredibly long, but so very well written that it seems like they only take a minute to devour. A new novella has been published weekly since 1961, and there are currently over 2700 stories. Here are 10 book series that are so addictive, youll wish they had an infinite number of titles. Probably the best very long novel of the last century, its a great american one, too. The term foundation series is also sometimes used to include the robot series and the empire series, all of which are set in the same fictional universe though in earlier times. The writers world can be his or her neighborhood, school, town or city, the nation, or the world.
Its hard to define exactly what constitutes a long novel, as some come in more than one volume, which is counted, but others are more of a series like the harry potter books, which arent allowed as the books were published separately and. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. Personally, i think the longest i ever read was the animorphs series 54 plus 10 companion books. These will become classics with the like of to kill a mockingbird. Fantasy the kingkiller chronicle by patrick rothfuss. I stopped after book 7 or 8 when the series had turned into a confusing soap opera in a fantasy setting. Discussion in novels started by fullmetal xeno, aug 8, 2011. Anyway, here are the longest books ever written by american authors. Over the years, the comics have been known for glorifying immoral behavior like robbery and bullying, though recently there has been a push to change this message. Its more like a dozen different book series, all set in the same fantastical, absurd, irreverent world. Twilight is portrayed from the point of view of a girl named isabella bella swan who falls in love with a 104 years old vampire edward cullen. Every 2 weeks we send out an email with 68 book recommendations. With the release of united as one by pittacus lore, the twelfth book in the lorien legacies, it got us wondering how long are the longest running series.
Well base this on various factors for example if you like jack reacher. Polgara the sorceress is the longest book i have read in english at 754 pages. Set in and around dublin, tana frenchs exceptional murder squad series is unique from many other traditional mystery series in that each book is. A tale of two pretties by lisi harrison, my little phony by lisi harrison, these boots are made for stalking by lis. Find below the top 15 longest series by total number of volumes, then by total number of pages. Beano is the longest running british comic series, featuring characters like dennis the menace, minnie the minx, and the bash street kids. The 100 best history books of all time list contains a mixture of the most rewarding history books ever written. Ever wondered which are the longest fantasy book series of all time. What is the longest series of books ever written answers. Another newer series, patrick rothfusss kingkiller chronicles consists of two published books, with the third book in the series, the doors of stone, forthcoming. A glorious mess in a career of glorious messes, pynchons longest. It includes texts on the most important topics in human history and has works of womens history, political history, diplomatic history, social history, cultural history, economic history, intellectual history, micro history, sexual.
Sirona, texas by madison cooper 840,000 words, 1,731 pages. Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiplefilm work for example, the three colours series. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of the. The 7 longest books in america the longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. If thats still not enough of a challenge for you, theyre also in german. Ive also read four of the five tiffany aching novels which were childrens books, plus the. Fantastic characters, great plot, twists and turns and a fabulous author. If none of these is enough for you, look into the perry rhodan series. It might not actually be the single longest, and probably wouldnt count as a saga, but the richard long arms series by gaius julius orlovsky, at 50 books the final book, emperor, is missing from the wikipedia list, appear to be the longest published science fiction book series with the same author and the same main character. In number of books, terry pratchetts discworld series. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher.
My french edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book i. The reason of listing it out amongst the best book series of all time is because it has not only sold 120 million copies in 38 languages but also set a record for biggest selling novels in 2008. The foundation series is an epic series of books written over a span of 44 years. Jim butcher the dresden files terry pratchett discworld however, other books, whil. The best book series for adults in every genre book riot. Covering everything from revolutionary battles to natural disasters, social movements to witch trails, penguins what was. If you include childrensyoung teen book series, there are some american series that are pretty long. With the publication of this book, author american also got included in the list of published authors. What is the longest fantasy book series ever written. Salvatore has given us a legendary run of 30 books with nearly. Accompanying the books release, grossman plans for a series of.
Discovering a new book series is a fantastic feeling. As i did more research, i realized that there were many issues i had to take into consideration when deciding what to include on this list. No doubt frank, the number one proust scholar in america from little miss sunshine would. Aarons, then continued until 1983, supposedly by edwards brother but actually a ghost writer, for another 6 books, bringing the total to 48. Written as a tenbook series by the father of the church of scientology. He was most widely known for developing the foxfire project, a writing project that led to a magazine and the series of bestselling foxfire books, twelve volumes in all. Temporarily out of codes for book 1 and 3 us only until people redeem the ones theyve been sent audible only releases new codes to us as the previous ones are redeemed. Harry potter is, and will always remain the best book series of all time. I was working on my story when i thought of the plot possibilities, characters etc. What is the longest book series youve ever read to the. While not for the novice reader, this book is rewarding to read and is one of the longest science fiction books of all time. Breeze avenue is part of grossmans american letters trilogy, the first two.
We tried for a certain amount of variety in terms of genre, style and era with this selection. Coney island and sheepshead bay images of america by eric j. Based on lauren brookes heartland book series, about life on the ranch, the tv show is primarily filmed in high river, which is 54 kilometers 34 miles south of downtown calgary. Set in the aftermath of wwii, gravitys rainbow is one of the more difficult books to get through in our literature. The book has remained in the top slot in the uk bestseller lists for the 16th week running.
Personally, i think the longest i ever read was the animorphs series 54 plus 10 companion. There are over forty novels and a whole bookshelfs worth of companion books. Malazan book of the fallen ten books in the main storyline, four novellas and four by ian c. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a. Lisi harrison goodreads author shelved 1 time as longestseries ever avg rating 3. Eliot wigginton born brooks eliot wigginton on november 9, 1942 is an american oral historian, folklorist, writer and former educator. Miss macintosh, my darling by marguerite young 750,000 words, 1198 pages.
The sam durell books, known as the assignment series 1955 to 1976 for 42 books by the original author, edward s. This task ended up being much more complex than one would think a list of longest books. Download the who was series app with over 5,500 questions and 100 levels to play on your phone. Once youre done reading about the worlds longest novel, check out some of. This white wolf series stretches for 14 books with 6,095 pages. Here are the longest series, as determined by the number of completed, full books in the series. I know the longest book in the world is the yongle dadian, but what is the longest book in the u. An enclyclopedia with 11,095 volumes and 22,877 chapters. Its canadas longest running 60minute scripted drama series. Author america began writing the survivalist series in the year 2012 and also released the first book of this series in the same year. The new york times best sellers may 24, 2020 authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre.
The longest book ever written the longest book ever written is called yongle dadian. Specifically, our curated and ranked picks for the top 25 best mystery series. Seeking an entry in the guinness book of world records, a college principal on monday released a book with the longest title of 1022 words with 4805 characters and no space. The novel and the satire were born at the same time in this series of. Considering there are likely hundreds of series in the genre at least as of 2016, it was quite a heroic feat to sort through these hundreds, all to find the most compelling series these being a mix of well known popular series to underrated more obscure series.
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