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Book · by William Gibson · first published 2007

How many pages is Spook Country?

Spook Country by William Gibson has a median of 480 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 384 to 542 pages.

Median pages
480
5 editions counted
Range
371–591
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
132k
at 275 words per page

How long will Spook Country 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
8 h 28 min
At 30 min a day
17 days
At 1 hour a day
9 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

4005006002006200820102007: 371 pages2008: 384 pages2008: 542 pages2009: 480 pages2009: 591 pagesmedian 480
4005006002006200820102007: 371 pages2008: 384 pages2008: 542 pages2009: 480 pages2009: 591 pagesmedian 480
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
2009Berkley Books–480OL26338787M
2009RNIB–591OL37738432M
2008Penguin Publishing Group–384OL28744379M
2008Thorndike PressHardcover542OL11686754M
2007G.P. Putnam's Sons–371OL17243587M

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Questions

How many pages is Spook Country?
About 480 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 371 to 591 pages.
How long does it take to read Spook Country?
About 8 h 28 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 17 days.
How many words is Spook Country?
Roughly 132,000 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)).