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Book · by David Eddings · first published 1992

How many pages is Pawn of Prophecy?

Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings has a median of 272 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 262 to 322 pages.

Median pages
272
10 editions counted
Range
258–400
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
75k
at 275 words per page

How long will Pawn of Prophecy 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 48 min
At 30 min a day
10 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.

2503003504001990200020101982: 262 pages1982: 258 pages1983: 258 pages1986: 272 pages1997: 262 pages1999: 272 pages2000: 332 pages2004: 290 pages2006: 352 pages2012: 400 pagesmedian 272
2503003504001990200020101982: 262 pages1982: 258 pages1983: 258 pages1986: 272 pages1997: 262 pages1999: 272 pages2000: 332 pages2004: 290 pages2006: 352 pages2012: 400 pagesmedian 272
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Paperback26234 h 37 min
Mass market26234 h 37 min

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 27 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2012Penguin Random House–400OL28484543M
2006Penguin Random House–352OL28434534M
2004Ballantine Books–290OL3321800M
2000Corgi AdultPaperback332OL7815329M
1999Tandem LibrarySchool & Library Binding272OL7973921M
1997Del ReyPaperback262OL9610525M
1986Del ReyMass Market Paperback272OL9349002M
1983Corgi BooksPaperback258OL24372210M

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Questions

How many pages is Pawn of Prophecy?
About 272 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 258 to 400 pages.
How long does it take to read Pawn of Prophecy?
About 4 h 48 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Pawn of Prophecy?
Roughly 75,000 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)).