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Book · by Dean Koontz · first published 1977

How many pages is Demon Seed?

Demon Seed by Dean Koontz has a median of 182 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 182 to 248 pages.

Median pages
182
5 editions counted
Range
182–301
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
50k
at 275 words per page

How long will Demon Seed 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
3 h 12 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2002503001980199020001973: 182 pages1977: 182 pages1977: 182 pages1997: 301 pages2007: 248 pagesmedian 182
200250300198020001973: 182 pages1977: 182 pages1977: 182 pages1997: 301 pages2007: 248 pagesmedian 182
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 26 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2007Headline–248OL32818274M
1997Berkley Books–301OL24204981M
1977Bantam BooksPaperback182OL7817452M
1977Corgi–182OL15060902M
1973Bantam BooksPaperback182OL5413483M

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Questions

How many pages is Demon Seed?
About 182 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 182 to 301 pages.
How long does it take to read Demon Seed?
About 3 h 12 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Demon Seed?
Roughly 50,000 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)).