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How many pages is Quicksilver?

Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson has a median of 936 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 927 to 947 pages.

Median pages
936
6 editions counted
Range
927–968
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
16h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
257k
at 275 words per page

How long will Quicksilver 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
16 h 29 min
At 30 min a day
33 days
At 1 hour a day
17 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

9009259509752001200220032004200520062003: 944 pages2003: 927 pages2003: 948 pages2004: 927 pages2004: 927 pages2004: 968 pagesmedian 935
9009259509752002200420062003: 944 pages2003: 927 pages2003: 948 pages2004: 927 pages2004: 927 pages2004: 968 pagesmedian 935
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 18 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2004Arrow BooksPaperback927OL33892150M
2004PerennialPaperback927OL24952872M
2004William Morrow–968OL7279622M
2003HarperCollins Publishers–944OL7624957M
2003William MorrowHardcover927OL3564771M
2003Deleted TitlesPaperback948OL10222601M

More by Neal Stephenson

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Questions

How many pages is Quicksilver?
About 936 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 927 to 968 pages.
How long does it take to read Quicksilver?
About 16 h 29 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 33 days.
How many words is Quicksilver?
Roughly 257,000 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)).