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How many pages is Citizen of the Galaxy?

Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein has a median of 280 pages across 14 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 255 to 302 pages.

Median pages
280
14 editions counted
Range
239–320
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
77k
at 275 words per page

How long will Citizen of the Galaxy 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
4 h 56 min
At 30 min a day
10 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

250300196019701980199020001957: 253 pages1957: 302 pages1957: 302 pages1969: 320 pages1972: 272 pages1977: 302 pages1978: 263 pages1978: 253 pages1981: 262 pages1985: 302 pages1987: 302 pages1991: 253 pages2001: 239 pages2005: 288 pagesmedian 280
2503001960198020001957: 253 pages1957: 302 pages1957: 302 pages1969: 320 pages1972: 272 pages1977: 302 pages1978: 263 pages1978: 253 pages1981: 262 pages1985: 302 pages1987: 302 pages1991: 253 pages2001: 239 pages2005: 288 pagesmedian 280
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 14 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 37 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2005Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.Paperback288OL8456675M
2001Hale–239OL20657077M
1991Ballantine Books–253OL16161587M
1987Scribner–302OL2732034M
1985Gollancz–302OL15069038M
1981Penguin–262OL21141668M
1978Puffin Books–263OL14950465M
1978Ballantine–253OL15009825M

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Questions

How many pages is Citizen of the Galaxy?
About 280 pages: that is the median of 14 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 239 to 320 pages.
How long does it take to read Citizen of the Galaxy?
About 4 h 56 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Citizen of the Galaxy?
Roughly 77,000 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)).