![]() The Subspace Emissary’s Worlds Conquest, published on between 20, reached 4.1 million words by its conclusion, an admittedly impressive number. The longest novel in English, A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight, written by Henry Williamson and published in 15 volumes between 19, is 2.4 million words. Partly that’s because it’s not so much inaccurate as outdated. But it’s still passed around without the quick Google that it would take to disprove it. ![]() As far as misinformation goes, this internet legend, while not true, isn’t especially harmful. Every so often, a surprising claim makes the rounds on social media: that the longest work of fiction in the English language is The Subspace Emissary’s Worlds Conquest, a fanfiction based on the Nintendo fighting game Super Smash Bros.
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