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How many pages is Smoke and Mirrors?

Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman has a median of 360 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 342 to 380 pages.

Median pages
360
6 editions counted
Range
339–400
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.3h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
99k
at 275 words per page

How long will Smoke and Mirrors 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
6 h 21 min
At 30 min a day
13 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

3503754001998200020022004200620081998: 339 pages2001: 352 pages2001: 339 pages2005: 400 pages2005: 384 pages2008: 368 pagesmedian 360
350375400200020051998: 339 pages2001: 352 pages2001: 339 pages2005: 400 pages2005: 384 pages2008: 368 pagesmedian 360
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 24 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2008Harper PerennialPaperback368OL9829684M
2005Headline ReviewPaperback400OL7993245M
2005Avon–384OL7434798M
2001Harper PerennialPaperback352OL9239922M
2001Tandem LibrarySchool & Library Binding339OL9800569M
1998Avon Books–339OL358222M

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Questions

How many pages is Smoke and Mirrors?
About 360 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 339 to 400 pages.
How long does it take to read Smoke and Mirrors?
About 6 h 21 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 13 days.
How many words is Smoke and Mirrors?
Roughly 99,000 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)).