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How many pages is Double Star?

Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein has a median of 164 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 128 to 192 pages.

Median pages
164
12 editions counted
Range
128–243
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
45k
at 275 words per page

How long will Double Star 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
2 h 54 min
At 30 min a day
6 days
At 1 hour a day
3 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

15020025019601980200020201956: 186 pages1957: 128 pages1957: 128 pages1957: 128 pages1958: 208 pages1964: 128 pages1964: 128 pages1968: 159 pages1978: 186 pages1986: 243 pages1986: 243 pages2021: 170 pagesmedian 164
150200250197520001956: 186 pages1957: 128 pages1957: 128 pages1957: 128 pages1958: 208 pages1964: 128 pages1964: 128 pages1968: 159 pages1978: 186 pages1986: 243 pages1986: 243 pages2021: 170 pagesmedian 164
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 42 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Arc Manor–170OL34129921M
1986Del Ray–243OL22211481M
1986Del ReyMass Market Paperback243OL9414751M
1978Gregg Press–186OL4718754M
1968Penguin Publishing Group–159OL44224885M
1964New American Library of CanadaPaperback128OL15266661M
1964New American Library–128OL50105280M
1958Joseph–208OL21199614M

More by Robert A. Heinlein

All 12 books by Robert A. Heinlein with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Double Star?
About 164 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 128 to 243 pages.
How long does it take to read Double Star?
About 2 h 54 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is Double Star?
Roughly 45,000 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)).