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How many pages is Forward the Foundation?

Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov has a median of 432 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 426 to 470 pages.

Median pages
432
7 editions counted
Range
415–480
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
119k
at 275 words per page
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How long will Forward the Foundation 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 37 min
At 30 min a day
16 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.

42545047519951997200020021993: 415 pages1993: 419 pages1993: 432 pages1994: 477 pages1994: 480 pages1997: 432 pages2004: 464 pagesmedian 432
425450475199520001993: 415 pages1993: 419 pages1993: 432 pages1994: 477 pages1994: 480 pages1997: 432 pages2004: 464 pagesmedian 432
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 42 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2004SpectraMass Market Paperback464OL7829276M
1997Bantam BooksPaperback432OL7826727M
1994Bantam Books–477OL22503321M
1994Spectra, Bantam Books–480OL20050638M
1993Doubleday–415OL1740805M
1993Doubleday–419OL17447665M
1993Doubledayhardcover432OL28999946M

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Questions

How many pages is Forward the Foundation?
About 432 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 415 to 480 pages.
How long does it take to read Forward the Foundation?
About 7 h 37 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 16 days.
How many words is Forward the Foundation?
Roughly 119,000 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)); Wikidata: part of the series (P179) and series ordinal (Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributors).