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Book · by Tamora Pierce · first published 1999

How many pages is In the Hand of the Goddess?

In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce has a median of 240 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 232 to 264 pages.

Median pages
240
11 editions counted
Range
209–288
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
66k
at 275 words per page

How long will In the Hand of the Goddess 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 14 min
At 30 min a day
9 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.

2002501990200020101984: 232 pages1984: 264 pages1986: 232 pages1990: 240 pages1992: 232 pages1998: 209 pages2002: 240 pages2005: 264 pages2009: 288 pages2011: 241 pages2014: 272 pagesmedian 240
2002501990200020101984: 232 pages1984: 264 pages1986: 232 pages1990: 240 pages1992: 232 pages1998: 209 pages2002: 240 pages2005: 264 pages2009: 288 pages2011: 241 pages2014: 272 pagesmedian 240
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 26 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2014Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing–272OL28810600M
2011Atheneum Books for Young Readers–241OL25134740M
2009Simon Pulse–288OL33982204M
2005Simon PulseMass Market Paperback264OL7731227M
2002AtheneumHardcover240OL7730095M
1998Scholastic–209OL24504070M
1992Red Fox–232OL17316820M
1990Random House Books for Young ReadersMass Market Paperback240OL7701479M

More by Tamora Pierce

All 9 books by Tamora Pierce with page counts

Questions

How many pages is In the Hand of the Goddess?
About 240 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 209 to 288 pages.
How long does it take to read In the Hand of the Goddess?
About 4 h 14 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is In the Hand of the Goddess?
Roughly 66,000 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)).