Longest book of fiction

It is 3000 pages long and an absolutely brilliant book. Here at the longest chapter, instead of calling out best books of 2019, ive gathered a more personal list. While more of a scifihorror mix than straight scifi, kings apocalyptic vision of mankind on the brink of selfdestruction is clearly one of the longest science fiction books of all time. Our new book project, a collection of ideas for making the world a better place entitled the world transformed, has been going by the nickname the worlds longest book. Marlon james invents ghoulish and glittering new worlds in perhaps the most ambitious novel of the year, the fantasy epic black leopard, red wolf. The chinese wuxia novelist jin yong wrote a number of long novels, of which the longest are the deer and the cauldron 1,230,000 characters and demigods and semidevils 1,211,000 characters. King talked to time about his top 10 biggest books, reflecting on the circumstances under which they were written and the critical reception that they received. The subspace emissarys worlds conquest is currently over. The 7 longest books in america the longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. Nov 09, 2009 kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. Oct 09, 2018 the truth is the longest piece of fiction in the world to dateis a fanfiction. But what is the longest piece of fiction ever written in human history.

Oddly enough, no ones been able to tell dune visually no, im not counting lynchs dune. Ive started 3 friends off with this one, and all of them have now read almost all of his books one of them has read. Read story the longest book ever by joemama315 with 538 reads. It has been published in 9 volumes over a period of 40 years. Jan 28, 2012 the longest i know of is the civil war. Way of kingswords of radiance the gold standard for longashell fantasy, loved these. It is the longest novel in the english language published as a single volume. If you ever find yourself cooped up for an extended period of time, or have a long international flight on your itinerary, dip into one of these behemoths and find out what all. Rowlings harry potter and the deathly hallows with 198,227 words.

Starting thursday, the grolier club the oldest bibliophilic society in america is hosting a. The longest novel in a single volume that i have ever read is a suitable boy by vikram seth. Proust is no match for these two fanfics the daily dot. 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 were mainly selfcontained. The longest ride kindle edition by sparks, nicholas. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. The longest nonfiction book i know of is church dogmatics, writter originally in german, by the greatest theologian of the 20th century, karl barth 18861968.

Mar 02, 2020 thus begins the longest work of fiction ever written. Dune is the bestselling science fiction novel of all time, and has spawned a huge franchise i think were past series at this point. It consisted of five fiction and four nonfiction for the new york city region only. It is a guinness world record, therefore you can see the original title sorry for not including it here, but come on 11k characters. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending. The following month the list was expanded to eight cities, with a separate list for each city.

No, its not a recherche du temps perdu, the answer will take us to some dusty corners of the interwebs. Set in the late 1950s, this strikingly assured debut tells the story of an army. This fanfiction has 4,102,217 words, with more than 220 chapters. The fictional narrative, the novels distinct literary prose, specific media requirements the use of paper and print, a characteristic subject matter that creates both intimacy and a typical epic depth can be seen as features that developed with the western and modern market of fiction. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate.

Polgara the sorceress is the longest book i have read in english at 754 pages. The most popular fiction book, product, novel, gift, and item sold of all time for women, men, and kids. Sword of truth, richard and kahlan, the legend of magda searus, and sister of darkness. Dixon, stratemeyer syndicate 317 books detective, mystery. The 10 best books on the vikings norse mythology for. The longest science fiction books of all time will certainly take up a great amount of time, but once youre finished reading youll feel some sense of accomplishment. Its theme of involuntary memory is repeated through the course of following the narrators life, from childhood to adulthood. The stand is the classic endofworld scenario and one of kings most popular books definitely his longest. Feb 22, 2018 no, its not a recherche du temps perdu, the answer will take us to some dusty corners of the interwebs. I want to be quick to point out that the proposed abridged edition of the the world transformed will not be anything remotely approaching the worlds longest book. The new york times fiction best sellers of 2019 wikipedia.

Whoever can crack the dune visuals and create a film or show that fans. Seventhfold, eightfold, the flowers bloom, beloved and yet not thy love. A complete listing of all stories more than 800,000 words long, in any fandom. Meet the college junior behind the longest fan fiction ever. I actually debated putting this in the honorable mention category because the aihuman interaction is sort of tangential. The actual title is the story of the vivian girls, in what is known as the realms of the unreal, of the glandecoangelinnian war storm, caused by the child slave rebellion by henry. A new breed of animated wrestling enters the competition.

The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions. Seay, whose book clocks in at 592 pages, picks 10 other long books worth the investment. It consisted of five fiction and four non fiction for the new york city region only. Kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. Lists of the new york times fiction best sellers wikipedia.

Nov 30, 2019 fanpleaser, literary curio, a fascinating example of the interplay between written fiction and tv. The boxcar children series by gertrude chandler warner as of 2014, there are 145 mysteries and 21 specials in the series. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending april 25, 2020. The new york times best seller list was first published without fanfare on october 12, 1931. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. 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.

The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was where the crawdads sing by delia owens with 25 weeks at the top of the list. For a full list of record titles, please use our record. 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. With any luck, the publication of the longest night will signal the beginning of a new kind of historical novel. The vikings were indeed fearsome warriors, intrepid explorers, proud pagans, and fartraveling merchants. A suitable boy, by vikram seth, has 1,488 pages and 591,552 words. Whoever can crack the dune visuals and create a film or show that fans embrace will make shocking amounts of money. Rated the longest novel ever by the guinness book of world records, theres no doubt that prousts masterpiece could quite easily double up as a mightily effective doorstop, with volumes clocking up nearly 1. The guinness book of world records gives the honor to marcel prousts elephantine remembrance of things past, weighing in at 9,609,000 characters including spaces. December 26, 2019 december 26, 2019 the longest chapter. Im not particular about genre, i try to alternate one fiction and one nonfiction book. Larry heinemann won the 1987 national book award for fiction. The blue book 973 40 6 seventhfold, eightfold, flowers bloom but she lament.

People regard this as something worthy of comment, and i. The fanfiction is called subspace emissary worlds conquest, based on the popular fighting game super smash bros brawl s. This is a list of lists by year of the new york times fiction best sellers the new york times best seller list was first published without fanfare on october 12, 1931. The second part of his work won international awards as soon as it was published and with them, an international reputation. This book in malayalam is known as the longest written in an indian language. Perhaps it is the harry potter series, the land of stories series, or any other 2inchormore book. 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 even bothering to write it out for you. Any reader who loves science fiction will want to visit new york sometime before march 10. The longest book ever the longest book ever wattpad. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. Narrator simon vances informed reading makes moores hallucinogenic style and provocative ideas intelligible. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact.

He studies computer science and computer maintenance. This is a list of lists by year of the new york times fiction best sellers. Hardcover nonfiction books best sellers the new york times. It could be fairly easy to finish a long book series for some, but due to various elements such as time constraints, this may take up weeks or months to complete. It is a guinness world record, therefore you can see the original title sorry for not including it here, but come on. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The fantasy genre is known for extremely long stories, particularly of the epic variety. A peoples history fo the united states a song of ice and fire the bully pulpit under the dome just starting on this.

But not every narrator has the skill and energy required to make a lengthy book exceptional listening. The first book touches everything im talking about, just in a fantasy setting. This books genre credentials have been disputed with the suggestion that varney is actually a madman rather than a real vampire, but there seems to be a general acceptance that the book is a genuine work of the fantastic, and the longest sff work ever published in. Featuring characters from both cartoons and video games, as well as a variety of fight styles from matbased to hardcore, theres no doubt that animated wrestling just got taken to. It is currently the longest novel published in modern chinese. I actually read the whole nights dawn trilogy, and it is still one of my favourite 3 books of all time. Heres why his story has stayed with me all these years. Dec 31, 2014 dune is the bestselling science fiction novel of all time, and has spawned a huge franchise i think were past series at this point. Goodkind has published four series in his fantasy world of the confessors. The longest chapter literary fiction, poetry, first. In print, the wheel of time, while technically a ser. This book s genre credentials have been disputed with the suggestion that varney is actually a madman rather than a real vampire, but there seems to be a general acceptance that the book is a genuine work of the fantastic, and the longest sff work ever published in one volume which it was in 1847. While portrayals of the vikings in the popular imagination and culture often contain a large amount of fantasy and romanticism, theres a core of historical truth within those fanciful depictions. The true number one answer is pretty clear, but lets go through some contenders first.

Brawl, and he was greatly looking forward to play it along with a very special person who took residence in his house. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the longest ride. It contains 3,958 pages in four volumes and took 10 years to complete. Top 10 longest novel books in the world world most. Im not particular about genre, i try to alternate one fiction and one non fiction book.

Fanpleaser, literary curio, a fascinating example of the interplay between written fiction and tv. Top 10 longest novels in the english languagetop 10 longest novels in the english languagei love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. Yep, that is my summer reading, he replied, glancing down at the 1,088page behemoth of a novel. And in his spare time, he writes the longest work of fan fiction ever composed. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19.

A particular teenager with a big secret hidden inside the walls of his semiluxurious house entered his home, carrying a bag holding a game he purchased that very same day. Jan 24, 2018 any reader who loves science fiction will want to visit new york sometime before march 10. This book has over 6 million words and the english translation is over 8,000 pages lo. During the viking age roughly 7931066 ad, these scandinavians could. It was the release date of the game super smash bros. Top 10 longest novels in the english language 10 infinite jest david foster wallace. These novels total 17 books so far with approximately 11,400 pages. Book series here include lengths over 300 volumes to just 3 volumes not counting the amount of pages per book. My french edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book i. Child dragonlance novels by margaret weis, tracy hickman and other various authors over 100. At one million words and 61 hours, alan moores jerusalem tops the list of longest audiobooksbut dont let that dissuade you from listening to it.