Novels vary tremendously in length. In practice, the boundary between a novella and a novel may be difficult to determine. Several prominent awards draw the line at 50,000 words or more for a novel. The length of a novel often varies by genre. While a mystery novel is typically on the shorter side, at 65,000 words, a work of fantasy fiction can often exceed 150,000 words. The guides are somewhat arbitrary, as many critics have pointed out.

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  • Novels vary tremendously in length. In practice, the boundary between a novella and a novel may be difficult to determine. Several prominent awards draw the line at 50,000 words or more for a novel. The length of a novel often varies by genre. While a mystery novel is typically on the shorter side, at 65,000 words, a work of fantasy fiction can often exceed 150,000 words. The guides are somewhat arbitrary, as many critics have pointed out. Some have suggested the following guidelines for lengths of fictional texts: Jane Smiley suggests that length is an important quality of the novel. She writes, : “Most novels run 300 to 400 pages, or 100,000 to 175,000 words. ” Lengths may vary by sub-genre. For example, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America specifies word lengths for each category of its Nebula Awards. Many young adult novels start at a length of about 16000 words. Below are listed word counts from Amazon. com. These may distort the actual length of the novel, as they may include a preface, introduction, afterward, and other inadvertent tallies. These notable books show the range of a novel's length:
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  • Novels vary tremendously in length. In practice, the boundary between a novella and a novel may be difficult to determine. Several prominent awards draw the line at 50,000 words or more for a novel. The length of a novel often varies by genre. While a mystery novel is typically on the shorter side, at 65,000 words, a work of fantasy fiction can often exceed 150,000 words. The guides are somewhat arbitrary, as many critics have pointed out.
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