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How many pages is Next?

Next by Michael Crichton has a median of 473 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 432 to 538 pages.

Median pages
473
6 editions counted
Range
400–629
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
9.1h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
130k
at 275 words per page

How long will Next 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
9 h 07 min
At 30 min a day
19 days
At 1 hour a day
10 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

40050060020062008201020122006: 629 pages2006: 431 pages2006: 400 pages2007: 512 pages2007: 547 pages2013: 434 pagesmedian 473
4005006002007201020122006: 629 pages2006: 431 pages2006: 400 pages2007: 512 pages2007: 547 pages2013: 434 pagesmedian 473
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 44 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2013HarperPaperback434OL28764130M
2007Harper Collins PublishersPaperback512OL24366031M
2007HarperMass Market Paperback547OL9530651M
2006HarperLuxePaperback629OL23088799M
2006HarperCollins PublishersHardcover431OL31975906M
2006HarperCollins Publishers Limited–400OL28988502M

More by Michael Crichton

All 12 books by Michael Crichton with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Next?
About 473 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 400 to 629 pages.
How long does it take to read Next?
About 9 h 07 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 19 days.
How many words is Next?
Roughly 130,000 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)).