A new novella has been published weekly since 1961, and there are currently over 2700 stories. Whats the longest book series youve readare reading. The list below has been compiled from a lot of research, and it includes only stand alone titles or the first book in a series. Christian fiction series christian books, bibles, gifts. For nearly thirty years, this series was a trilogy. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. Vote for your favorite fantasy series, trilogies, and duologies. The foundation series is an epic series of books written over a span of 44 years. Meet the college junior behind the longest fan fiction ever. Mostly, because fantasy and scifi books stories are usually set in fictional words.
This book has over 6 million words and the english translation is over 8,000 pages lo. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. Top 25 best mystery series the best mystery novels in a series theres nothing quite like a good ole whodunit infused with plenty of blood and guts as well as high drama to get that adrenaline pumping and the neurons in that blob of gray matter housed by your skull twitching away. Isaac vainio is a libriomancer, which means he can magically reach into books and pull out fictional objects. What fictional series has the longest release to completion. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. City of bones by cassandra clare, harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. Imagine being able to open the once and future king and pull out excalibur, or grab a time turner from a harry potter book. 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 could find. We tried for a certain amount of variety in terms of genre, style and era with this selection. Oct 16, 2014 and thats the great thing about a brilliant series, once you finish one book, theres always another. They create epic journeys and worlds that feel almost threedimensional.
Aarons, then continued until 1983, supposedly by edwards brother but actually a ghost writer, for another 6 books, bringing the total to 48. Carl sandburg won two pulitzer prizes during his lifetime, one for a biography of abraham lincoln, and the other for a book of poetry. Upon his death in 1967, sandburgs ashes were placed beneath a red granite boulder. If you are a big book reader or youre curious about the lengths some ya novels have gone in their physical manifestation then youll enjoy this look at the longest ya books around.
Set in ninth century england the series protagonist is a young english boy, uhtred, who is orphaned. May 31, 2017 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. Here are 10 book series that are so addictive, youll wish they had an infinite number of titles. Popular long series books meet your next favorite book. A fictional book may be created to add realism or depth to a larger fictional work. I thought itd be interesting to look at the longest sff novels and series. Dune is the bestselling science fiction novel of all time, and has spawned a huge franchise i think were past series at this point. I love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written.
Bonus points if you actually understood what you were reading. Jun 27, 2017 set in and around dublin, tana frenchs exceptional murder squad series is unique from many other traditional mystery series in that each book is centered around a different protagonist. Patternist series tells the story of the two immortals doro and anyanwu, and explores themes such as racial tension, gender relations. Removed harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by j. It won the onetime hugo award for best alltime series in 1966. Jun 12, 2019 omitting the endless number of star trek and star wars novels, which arent canon anyway, and the perry rhodan series, which has involved probably over 100 authors and various editors, so you cant really call it a true series either, here are som. 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. The novel was awarded the 2007 pulitzer prize for fiction, and critics have called it heartbreaking, haunting, and emotionally shattering. 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. Best fantasy series, trilogies, and duologies 1522 books. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. Each story is expertly plotted, emotionally rich, and compulsively readable. Please resubmit your vote as the first book, the winter prince.
Dec 31, 2014 discovering a new book series is a fantastic feeling. Whats the longest series in terms of number of books that youve readare in the process of reading. They take up entire shelves of book cases all by themselves. Remembrance rock was sandburgs only novel, and it clearly meant a lot to him, personally. The 20th book in the series, 20th midnight, is expected to be out, appropriately enough, in the year 2020. Set in and around dublin, tana frenchs exceptional murder squad series is unique from many other traditional mystery series in that each book is centered around a different protagonist. And just to help you out, weve listed them all in the order they were written. As you can see, established authors get much more flexibility when it comes to the length of their book. Christian fictional numbered author series books share a common setting, story, characters, timeline or other common traits.
With the release of bloodline, the third book in the brilliant war of the roses series by conn iggulden, this month i thought what better time than to take a look at some other fantastic historical fiction for those looking to delve into the past the last kingdom series by bernard cornwell. It has five books in this series which are the maze runner, the kill order, the fever code, the scorch trials, the death cure 20092016. 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. Harry potter is, and will always remain the best book series of all time. Personally, i think the longest i ever read was the animorphs series 54 plus 10 companion books. The fantasy genre is known for extremely long stories, particularly of the epic variety. On 29 apr 2017, the 819th episode of doctor who bbc, uk was aired. Madison cooper, a businessman from waco, texas, hit his 40s before deciding he wanted to get in the publishing game, and what better way to do that than spend the next 11 years of his life trying to set a record for longest novel ever written, creating a fictional small town loosely on his hometown to subtly satirize uppermiddle class southern. Omitting the endless number of star trek and star wars novels, which arent canon anyway, and the perry rhodan series, which has involved probably over 100 authors and various editors, so you cant really call it a true series either, here are som. On may 12th, mark z danielewskis new book, the familiar, volume 1. A fictional book is a text created specifically for a work in an imaginary narrative that is referred to, depicted, or excerpted in a story, book, film, or other fictional work, and which exists only in one or more fictional works. Multiauthor series series where the books do connect in some way but are published by several authors. Thinking fictional novels at adult or ya level here, not ladybird books or nonfiction series. Maze runner is a type of dystopian science fiction best book series of all time.
A series that has run 29 books with nearly 12,200 pages. 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. Whoever can crack the dune visuals and create a film or show that fans embrace will make shocking amounts of money. 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. This total encompasses the original run of 694 episodes from 1963 to 1989 and the modern series that returned in 2005, but does not include specials or the 1996 tv movie. Wild seed runs from the past up to the present day, and patternmaster takes place thousands of. Jan 28, 2012 the longest i know of is the civil war.
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 3000 pages long and an absolutely brilliant book. The 25 most challenging books you will ever read if youve made it all the way through any of these, give yourself a pat on the back. This urban fantasy series starts with a premise that will make any bookobsessed reader green with envy. Kevin costners the postman is the longest scifi movie ever. If none of these is enough for you, look into the perry rhodan series. 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. Please resubmit your vote as the first book, mustapha and his wise dog. I dont think psalms is the longest book in the bible because isaiah had 66 chapter asked in books and literature, prophets. The sam durell books, known as the assignment series 1955 to 1976 for 42 books by the original author, edward s. These will become classics with the like of to kill a mockingbird. My french edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book i. Until we researched it, we had no idea it took place on a fictional island, or was written by a preacher, meaning this series is a lot weirder than wed ever thought.
Nov 14, 2016 this urban fantasy series starts with a premise that will make any book obsessed reader green with envy. Word count for book series the first book in each series below was the authors first. The longest book in the bible is the book of psalms. The best and most popular mystery books and series vulture. Certainly, they are also exciting, suspenseful, and thoughtprovoking in equal measure, but sitting down with ingold and gil, rudy and minalde, tir and the icefalcon is a comfortable return to a fondly remembered place, surrounded by people i love. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. Foundation, foundation and empire, and second foundation. Oddly enough, no ones been able to tell dune visually no, im not counting lynchs dune. It is awesome the way it came up with an idea that not a single person had ever used before and turn it into a massive ten book series. The first book in each series below was the authors first. Arsene lupin adventure novels were published between 1905 and 2012, all written by author maurice leblanc.
If you include childrensyoung teen book series, there are some american series that are pretty long. Polgara the sorceress is the longest book i have read in english at 754 pages. 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. This task ended up being much more complex than one would think a list of longest books. These are some of the largest and longest running series in the literary world. He studies computer science and computer maintenance. Fantastic characters, great plot, twists and turns and a fabulous author. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. At the time, i had a cd player in my car, and would find any excuse to drive. I have read the entire series 3 times and have loved even more every. Asimov began adding to the series in 1981, with two sequels. Book series here include lengths over 300 volumes to just 3 volumes not counting the amount of pages per book. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. If not in an omnibus or boxed set, please only vote for the first book in the series.
It is the longest novel in the english language published as a single volume. Why are fantasy and science fiction novels longer than other genres. Nov 14, 2010 if you include childrensyoung teen book series, there are some american series that are pretty long. A suitable boy, by vikram seth, has 1,488 pages and 591,552 words. It contains 7 volumes all closely linked though they can be read separately. Malazan book of the fallen ten books in the main storyline, four novellas and four by ian c. Specifically, our curated and ranked picks for the top 25 best mystery series. The most inexplicable longest running book series weird worm. Its part horror, part fantasy, part metafictional meditation on the. And thats the great thing about a brilliant series, once you finish one book, theres always another.
The last two are the prequel novels of this series. Roleplay gaming and fantasy novels have gone handinhand for most of their existence, but its a. Book 19 the mongrel mage will be released on october 31, 2017. Best epicfantasy book series of all time thetoptens. It is set in such a time period where the world has been devastated by a. Mar, 2018 100 mustread ya book series is sponsored by the evaporation of sofi snow and reclaiming shilo snow by mary weber as an online gamer girl, sofi snow works behind the scenes to protect her brother, shilo, as he competes in a mix of real and virtual blood sport. Jan 24, 2019 i listened to this book in 20, and it took forever, so it seemed. Please do not add science fiction or supernaturalromance series. The first book in the series, patternmaster, is in fact the end of the storys internal chronology while the fourth part of the series, wild seed, is the beginning. Jun 04, 2014 madison cooper, a businessman from waco, texas, hit his 40s before deciding he wanted to get in the publishing game, and what better way to do that than spend the next 11 years of his life trying to set a record for longest novel ever written, creating a fictional small town loosely on his hometown to subtly satirize uppermiddle class southern. 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.
I listened to this book in 20, and it took forever, so it seemed. Its theme of involuntary memory is repeated through the course of following the narrators life, from childhood to adulthood. Weve put together our top 20 of the best series ever from crime to scifi, kids to teens, historical to contemporary fiction. If thats still not enough of a challenge for you, theyre also in german. If youre going to start reading a long, involved series of books, you want. Butler wrote five books in the patternist universe, and they range from the past to the far future.
For example, george orwells novel nineteen eightyfour has excerpts from a book. Ever get out the popcorn, coke and comfortable cushions and get ready for a loooong sit. It is a guinness world record, therefore you can see the original title sorry for not including it here, but come on 11k characters. The railway series is, of course, a series of books about thomas the tank engine. The subspace emissarys worlds conquest is currently over. It was very good, and although i dont remember details about it now, i remember the hold it had on me, and how invested i became in it. No of books in a novel series not page count for a single book. Modesitts second series on our list with recluce stretching out 18 novels with approximately 10,740 pages. There are some book series that just seem to go on forever. And in his spare time, he writes the longest work of fan fiction ever composed.