One of the contenders for the longest novel is 'A la recherche du temps perdu' (In Search of Lost Time) by Marcel Proust. It has around 1.2 million words in total. However, different editions and translations might vary slightly in word count.
I might not be able to satisfy your needs, but I'll try my best to recommend a novel that is most relevant to your needs: That I Am Invincible " was a fantasy and oriental fantasy novel written by the author in seven days. The general plot of this novel was:
I started from the bottom, my talent is mixed, but I can live forever! The story of longevity began from then on.
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" Starting with Zombies " was a sci-fi-doomsday crisis novel written by the author, a four-dimensional thief. The general plot of the novel was:
The introduction had to be twenty words, so there was a total of twenty words here...
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" Undescribable Invincibility " was a light novel written by the author, Ice Dust from the Road of Immortals. It was a fantasy novel. The general plot of this novel was:
As the saying goes, the longer you live, the more you know. The more you know, the faster you die.
But if…
What would happen if one lived for a long time and knew a lot, but never died?
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The readers of the two million-word novel [Suddenly Invincible] can read it without worry.
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Humans Shrinking 300 Times was a sci-fi doomsday crisis novel written by the author, April Movement. The general plot of the novel was:
Have you ever seen a fly bigger than a person? Have you ever seen an ant stronger than a human? Have you ever seen sparrows that are like prehistoric beasts? Everything that he knew had undergone an earth-shattering change! Ji Chang didn't know how to describe it. The only word that was most appropriate was 'big'! Big! It was huge! It was surprisingly big! It was beyond imagination! It was so big that even a small blade of grass had become a towering tree! The reason for all these changes wasn't that the object itself had expanded, but that Ji Chang had realized that he had become smaller. Small! It was very small! It was surprisingly small! Unimaginably small! It was so small that even a slight breeze could blow people away!
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" Longevity in the Afterlife " was a Xianxia and Cultivation novel written by the author, Colorful Long Tail Clips. The general plot of this novel was:
No…I don't want to live forever. That's not up to you…A sad song for thousands of years. After a hundred twists and turns, he pulled out his spirit with all his might.
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" Immortality: Starting from the Constable " was a fantasy novel written by the author, Broadsword Kuofu. The general plot of this novel was:
Longevity Immortal, in the world, saw all kinds of things in the world, experienced thousands of strange stories, and lived freely between heaven and earth!
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" Skeleton Years " was a short story written by the author, Po Bugui. The general plot of this novel was:
It was a heartwarming story. Aiya, the introduction had to be 20 words long.
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" Long Life for Two Thousand Years " was a historical novel written by Luo Hong Ying Wuqing. The general plot of this novel was:
To put it bluntly, this was what a guy who had lived for two thousand years had seen and heard on the road to immortality. Art edition: Who asked about light jokes? It's a dream of longevity. Laughing lovesickness is easy to read, but difficult to read. Who doesn't envy the longevity of immortals? The brush and ink left a lingering fragrance of a lifetime of grudges. Who asked about the reincarnation of grudges between life and death? The storyteller woke up and collected the wood. After many years, the splendor of Shaohua was just like the chaos of clouds and smoke. In the mortal world, it is the bright moon that lasts for a long time, accompanying the southern bell to sing late at night. The beauty of the smile, the bitterness of love, the tragic dream, the beautiful face, and the writing of their life. P.S. Longevity, History. PS: Group ID: 946219877.
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" Science Fictions " was a short story written by the author who knew the future. The general plot of this novel was:
1. This is a continuously updated sci-fi micro-novel collection, update frequency: daily. 2. Each chapter is an independent story. Don't read it as a long story. There is no continuity between the chapters.
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90,000 Years of Cultivation was a Xianxia and Mythological Cultivation novel written by the author, Yan Feiyan. The general plot of this novel was:
[Announcement: Starting from chapter 95, this book will only release 500,000 details of the work. If you like it, you can look at the details and think about it.]
Some of the longest novels can have word counts in the hundreds of thousands. For example, 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy is quite long. It has around 587,287 words in its English translation. Another long one is 'Remembrance of Things Past' by Marcel Proust, which has a huge number of words as well. These long novels often explore complex themes and develop numerous characters over their extensive word counts.
I'm not sure exactly which YA novel holds the record for the most words. But many popular YA series like 'Harry Potter' have fairly long books. 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' is one of the longer ones in the series, with a significant word count that helps to build a rich and detailed world for the readers.
You can use a word processing software like Microsoft Word. Open the e - book or digital copy of the novel in the software, and it usually has a function to show the word count. For printed novels, you can count the words in a sample page and then estimate based on the total number of pages. However, this method is less accurate.
I think it's because " Bringing a Farm to the Other World " has reached 50 million words as of 2024.4. The key is that it's still updating! Isn't it awesome?
"Traversing the Stars 2" was an Oriental fantasy novel written by Old Thief. Its plot included elements such as reversing the family tragedy, bitter cultivation, stepping on the path of the Great Dao, challenging the heavens, shattering the earthquake, and so on. The total word count was close to two million. I recommend this fantasy immortal cultivation novel to you. I hope you like this fairy's recommendation. Muah ~😗