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How many pages is Danse Macabre?

Danse Macabre by Stephen King has a median of 464 pages across 15 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 437 to 479 pages.

Median pages
464
15 editions counted
Range
400–512
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.9h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
128k
at 275 words per page

How long will Danse Macabre take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
8 h 56 min
At 30 min a day
18 days
At 1 hour a day
9 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

4004505001990200020101981: 400 pages1981: 400 pages1982: 479 pages1983: 437 pages1983: 437 pages1983: 437 pages1985: 480 pages1992: 479 pages1993: 479 pages2001: 400 pages2004: 479 pages2006: 480 pages2010: 459 pages2011: 464 pages2012: 512 pagesmedian 464
40045050020001981: 400 pages1981: 400 pages1982: 479 pages1983: 437 pages1983: 437 pages1983: 437 pages1985: 480 pages1992: 479 pages1993: 479 pages2001: 400 pages2004: 479 pages2006: 480 pages2010: 459 pages2011: 464 pages2012: 512 pagesmedian 464
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover40027 h 42 min
Mass market45828 h 49 min

Editions counted

The 15 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 48 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2012Hodder & Stoughton–512OL34459137M
2011Pocket Books–464OL29592442M
2010Gallery–459OL24412986M
2006Hodder & Stoughton–480OL53243927M
2004HodderMass Market Paperback479OL26843934M
2001Berkley Books–400OL3948380M
1993Warner Books–479OL15996404M
1992Macdonald–479OL17119517M

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Questions

How many pages is Danse Macabre?
About 464 pages: that is the median of 15 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 400 to 512 pages.
How long does it take to read Danse Macabre?
About 8 h 56 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 18 days.
How many words is Danse Macabre?
Roughly 128,000 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)).