Dyor

Actually it's 2/3 longer. War and Peace contains roughly 550'000 words in English or French translation. Russian original (current spelling as of 1961 and 1992 rules) consists of 477'736 words in 3'102'505 chars (spaces included). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_novels CJ currently holds 4th place and I have no doubt he'll take 3rd... if not 2nd . But that's only counting quality stories with breathtaking plot. If we'll count all the graphomans here, at nifty or iomfats, I guess they surpass any decent writer...

This is the best adventure, suspense, detective and marine novel I've EVER read or seen. And for my whole life I read many and more, both classic, modern, professional and amateur. WinStuart, I completely agree with you. When I read any book, there is a movie going in my head, so part of me wishes to make it a TV series, but even with all Hollywood plus Bollywood plus Nollywood budgets making it REAL is hardly affordable, especially if it's done it in a classic way, with on-location shooting everywhere except for interior and rage sea episodes and as few CG/3D involved as possible. Also that can make a great 156-episode anime series (fillers excluded, all tension preserved), though I don't see any studio another than Madhouse to handle such task. P.S. read my name as Dyor, I made a typo when registered here.