The Neverending Story
- 428
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- Film 1984 +4
- On screen
- http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/0938f8762a1ee11d8355c9f765cc3ade
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Editor’s note Published in 1979, it was printed in two colours, red for Bastian’s world and green for Fantastica, and each of its 26 chapters opens on the next letter of the alphabet. Single-colour editions lose this, so a two-colour edition is worth seeking out. Wolfgang Petersen’s 1984 film covers only the first half of the book; the second half, in which Bastian himself enters Fantastica, is left out.
About the book
The Neverending Story is a fantasy novel by German writer Michael Ende, published in 1979. The first English translation, by Ralph Manheim, was published in 1983. It was later adapted into a film series and a television series.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 5 times — from 1984 to 2001.
- FilmThe NeverEnding StoryIMDb
- FilmThe NeverEnding Story II: The Next ChapterIMDb
- FilmThe NeverEnding Story IIIIMDb
- SeriesThe Neverending StoryIMDb
- SeriesTales from the Neverending StoryIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 59 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 29% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 59 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Neverending Story?
It has 428 pages — shorter than 69% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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