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Book · by Neil Gaiman · first published 2007

How many pages is Stardust?

Stardust by Neil Gaiman has a median of 256 pages across 15 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 232 to 290 pages.

Median pages
256
15 editions counted
Range
160–336
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
70k
at 275 words per page

How long will Stardust 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 31 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.

200300200020052010201520201998: 223 pages1998: 224 pages1999: 256 pages1999: 238 pages1999: 226 pages2001: 250 pages2001: 291 pages2006: 250 pages2007: 336 pages2007: 336 pages2007: 256 pages2012: 304 pages2016: 288 pages2019: 160 pages2021: 288 pagesmedian 256
2003002000201020201998: 223 pages1998: 224 pages1999: 256 pages1999: 238 pages1999: 226 pages2001: 250 pages2001: 291 pages2006: 250 pages2007: 336 pages2007: 336 pages2007: 256 pages2012: 304 pages2016: 288 pages2019: 160 pages2021: 288 pagesmedian 256
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
Hardcover25634 h 31 min
Paperback27224 h 48 min

Editions counted

The 15 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 62 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021HarperCollins Publishers–288OL30009316M
2019DC Comics–160OL28702856M
2016William Morrowpaperback288OL27443754M
2012William Morrowhardcover304OL28367694M
2007HarperEntertainment–336OL7289425M
2007Harper–336OL7435304M
2007VertigoHardcover256OL8367817M
2006Harper Perennial–250OL7288669M

More by Neil Gaiman

All 14 books by Neil Gaiman with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Stardust?
About 256 pages: that is the median of 15 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 160 to 336 pages.
How long does it take to read Stardust?
About 4 h 31 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Stardust?
Roughly 70,000 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)).