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How many pages is Skyward?

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson has a median of 513 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 513 to 528 pages.

Median pages
513
5 editions counted
Range
400–528
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
9.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
141k
at 275 words per page

How long will Skyward 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
9 h 03 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.

4004505002016201720182019202020212018: 513 pages2018: 528 pages2018: 513 pages2018: 400 pages2019: 528 pagesmedian 513
4004505002016201820202018: 513 pages2018: 528 pages2018: 513 pages2018: 400 pages2019: 528 pagesmedian 513
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 17 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019Orion Publishing Group, Limited–528OL28722237M
2018Delacorte PressHardcover513OL26664276M
2018Gollancz–528OL28645979M
2018Bound to Stay Bound Books–513OL53332756M
2018Orion Publishing Group, Limited–400OL29403431M

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Questions

How many pages is Skyward?
About 513 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 400 to 528 pages.
How long does it take to read Skyward?
About 9 h 03 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 19 days.
How many words is Skyward?
Roughly 141,000 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)).