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How many pages is Nightfall?

Nightfall by Isaac Asimov has a median of 339 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 339 to 346 pages.

Median pages
339
11 editions counted
Range
277–352
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
93k
at 275 words per page

How long will Nightfall 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
5 h 59 min
At 30 min a day
12 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

275300325350197019751980198519901969: 350 pages1990: 277 pages1990: 339 pages1990: 339 pages1990: 277 pages1990: 339 pages1990: 352 pages1990: 339 pages1991: 341 pages1991: 352 pages1991: 339 pagesmedian 339
2753003253501970198019901969: 350 pages1990: 277 pages1990: 339 pages1990: 339 pages1990: 277 pages1990: 339 pages1990: 352 pages1990: 339 pages1991: 341 pages1991: 352 pages1991: 339 pagesmedian 339
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 27 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1991Bantam BooksPaperback341OL25796788M
1991Pan BooksPaperback352OL22364576M
1991Bantam BooksMass Market Paperback339OL7825089M
1990Doubleday–277OL18706854M
1990Doubleday–339OL1872799M
1990Doubleday–339OL22813819M
1990Doubleday–277OL51511307M
1990Doubleday–339OL47807144M

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Questions

How many pages is Nightfall?
About 339 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 277 to 352 pages.
How long does it take to read Nightfall?
About 5 h 59 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Nightfall?
Roughly 93,000 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)).