This list includes only firstrun series originating in north america and available throughout the united states via national broadcast networks, u. Once youre done reading about the worlds longest novel, check out some of. 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. The 20th book in the series, 20th midnight, is expected to be out, appropriately enough, in the year 2020. 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. Sep 28, 2017 in number of books, terry pratchetts discworld series. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. List of longestrunning uk television programmes wikipedia. Every harry potter book ranked according to goodreads. Personally, i think the longest i ever read was the animorphs series 54 plus 10 companion. The novel and the satire were born at the same time in this series of. List of longestrunning united states television series. This year were reading war and peace 1,440 pages and her brother is joining us. Its theme of involuntary memory is repeated through the course of following the narrators life, from childhood.
This task ended up being much more complex than one would think a list of longest books. Oct 16, 2014 20 best book series ever it seems we all love a great series we cant get enough of the characters we fall in love with and cant wait to see what happens next. 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. We tried for a certain amount of variety in terms of genre, style and era with this selection.
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. Rurubu began modestly, publishing four editions in 1984. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. And thats the great thing about a brilliant series, once you finish one book, theres always another. The 10 longestrunning comics that have never been renumbered. Say an author announces that his or her next book will be the longest book in the. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. 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 longest series of published travel guides is the rurubu series which, as at 2 november 2010, consisted of 3791 editions. Rurubu has been published continuously by jtb publishing japan since. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is 341 pages. Ive also read four of the five tiffany aching novels which were childrens books, plus the.
The longest novel in a single volume that i have ever read is a suitable boy by vikram seth. While most cinematic films have a broad theatrical release in multiple locations through normal distribution channels, some of the longest films are experimental in nature or created. 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. In number of books, terry pratchetts discworld series. I dont pay too much attention to the exact length of the books i read, but here are some of the longer ones i have read which seem to be in longest books. Personally, i think the longest i ever read was the animorphs series 54 plus 10 companion books. Anyway, here are the longest books ever written by american authors. List of longest novels wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Published in four volumes, it is considered by its author a single novel, published serially for reasons of length and duration. How many books are in the longest running series in young adult literature. They take up entire shelves of book cases all by themselves. As i did more research, i realized that there were many issues i had to take into consideration when.
There have been some truly massive books written over the years. 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. It expanded rapidly and was publishing more than 100 titles a year by 1993. I love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. How to make time to read the classics penguin books. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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. Dr subramonian, principal, dr r v arts and science college, karamadai, about 25 km from coimbatore, has written a book about daniel radcliffe, the young actor. Breeze avenue is part of grossmans american letters trilogy, the first two. Redirected from list of longestrunning uk television series this is a list of the longestrunning television programmes in the united kingdom by genre. Ive read all of them at least once, and some many times. The best and most popular mystery books and series vulture. What is the longest book series youve ever read to the end. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of the.
Before amazon adapts it for tv, lets take a closer look. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. Octavia butlers patternist series consists of five books published between 1976 and 1984. This is a list of the longest running united states television series, ordered by number of years the show has been aired. Only shows that have aired on a major broadcast network for seven or more seasons and at least 100 episodes are included. Rurubu has been published continuously by jtb publishing japan since august 1984. Popular long series books meet your next favorite book.
Yep, that is my summer reading, he replied, glancing down at the 1,088page behemoth of a novel. If you include childrensyoung teen book series, there are some american series that are pretty long. These are some of the largest and longest running series in the literary world. Find below the top 15 longest series by total number of volumes, then by total number of pages. 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. Nov 27, 2017 matt groenings the simpsons is the longest running animated series ever, and its comic book counterpart simpsons comics is close to it launched in 1993 following comic serials in magazines. Redirected from list of longest running uk television series this is a list of the longest running television programmes in the united kingdom by genre. Series continuations with name changes andor changes in network are noted.
Suzanne collins hunger games trilogy beat harry potter author jk rowlings record for the most books sold from a childrens book series in one year, by selling 27. Longest book series travel guides guinness world records. It is a guinness world record, therefore you can see the original title sorry. Probably the best very long novel of the last century, its a great american one, too. War and peace is a novel by the russian author leo tolstoy, first published in 1869. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. The 10 longest running horror series and how many movies are. The fantasy genre is known for extremely long stories, particularly of the epic variety. What is the order of shortest to the longest books of harry. 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 work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature. The neapolitan novels series, by elena ferrante, is more than 1,700 pages long in its english translation. The wheel of time is one of the longest epic fantasy series around, at 14 doorstopping volumes. The book also gives details on the order of the phoenix and the prophecy which voldemort seeks. The longest harry potter book in the series is harry potter and the oder of the phoenix. The count of monte cristo at 375,695 words and 1,276 pages in the penguin classics english translation is one of the. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the. The longest novel in penguin classics and penguin modern. While most cinematic films have a broad theatrical release in multiple locations through normal distribution channels, some of the longest films are experimental in nature or created for art gallery installations, having never been simultaneously released to multiple screens or intended for mainstream audiences. Sep 19, 2014 here, he definitively answers the ageold question of how long the longest book in the world could be.
Only shows that have aired on a major broadcast network for seven or more. There are some book series that just seem to go on forever. They create epic journeys and worlds that feel almost threedimensional. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published.
It is considered tolstoys finest literary achievement, along with his other major prose work anna karenina 18731877. Accompanying the books release, grossman plans for a series of. Phaenomenologica is the longest running phenomenological book series worldwide. Patternist series tells the story of the two immortals doro and anyanwu, and explores themes such as racial tension, gender relations. Middleearth, a song of ice and fire, harry potter, discworld, the hainish cycle, enders saga, the wheel of time, the cosmere mistborn, the stormlight archive, etc. 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. Matt groenings the simpsons is the longest running animated series ever, and its comic book counterpart simpsons comics is close to it launched in 1993 following comic serials in. 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. Book series here include lengths over 300 volumes to just 3 volumes not counting the amount of pages per book. Esslemont the sword of truth thirteen books the wheel of time fourteen in the main storyline and one. Say an author announces that his or her next book will be the longest book in the world.
Malazan book of the fallen ten books in the main storyline, four novellas and four by ian c. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the longest day ark. Here are 10 book series that are so addictive, youll wish they had an infinite number of titles. The longest day ark royal book 10 kindle edition by nuttall, christopher, adams, justin. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the longest day ark royal book 10. The guinness book of world records gives the honor to marcel prousts elephantine remembrance of. It was originally founded as a companion series to the husserliana, and its first volume appeared in 1958. Salvatore has given us a legendary run of 30 books with nearly. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and in any. The best reading records of all time childrens books the.
Composing a list of longest novels yields different results depending on what criteria are used. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. What are some examples of tv series or book series that could theoretically go. This is a list of the longestrunning united states television series, ordered by number of years the show has been aired.