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Book · by Clive Barker · first published 2002

How many pages is Abarat?

Abarat by Clive Barker has a median of 410 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 388 to 475 pages.

Median pages
410
6 editions counted
Range
388–556
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
113k
at 275 words per page

How long will Abarat take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
7 h 14 min
At 30 min a day
15 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

400500200220032004200520062002: 388 pages2002: 388 pages2002: 388 pages2003: 432 pages2005: 489 pages2006: 556 pagesmedian 410
4005002002200420062002: 388 pages2002: 388 pages2002: 388 pages2003: 432 pages2005: 489 pages2006: 556 pagesmedian 410
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 20 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2006HarperCollins–556OL7279547M
2005HarperTrophy–489OL7291889M
2003HarperTrophyPaperback432OL9246547M
2002Joanna Cotler Books–388OL24744545M
2002Joanna Cotler Books–388OL3551873M
2002HarperCollins–388OL3460618M

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Questions

How many pages is Abarat?
About 410 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 388 to 556 pages.
How long does it take to read Abarat?
About 7 h 14 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is Abarat?
Roughly 113,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).