Not that I actually set out to break any records (just write something "epic"), but it has a word count of around 170,000 words, not including the "Bloggopedia" which is another 20,000 or so words, or the content I cut out which was around another 40,000 words. I did wonder if Infinite Universe would get a mention in this context ) However, a previous commenter is right I suspect some of the digital content on or would be fair contenders, if not outright winners. Now /that/ is something I'd be interested to see. and figure out the actual word count of the various contenders. If you want to really analyse this effectively, you'd have to make a research project of it, contact publishers/authors/etc. Number of sections is also unreliable, since sections can vary from an average of 50 words (many old gamebooks) to an average of 200-300 words (my Shadow over Rema) or higher. But page count is unreliable anyway, due to font size, layout etc. Of course, both of those are (or will be) digital, so page count is not applicable. I remember some comments about it being pretty darn weighty in word count, although I still haven't had a chance to play it all the way through, myself. I'd also be curious as to the size of Infinite Universe, by Andrew Drage (Brewin). Won't be able to give you any exact details for a while yet, though. I'm actually trying to find ways to trim it down, but Shadow over Rema is shaping up to be pretty darn big. I would also mention I might be making a bid for this soon.
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