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How many pages is The Black Lyon?

The Black Lyon by Jude Deveraux has a median of 293 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 282 to 348 pages.

Median pages
293
7 editions counted
Range
276–413
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
81k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Black Lyon 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
5 h 10 min
At 30 min a day
11 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

3003504001980199020001980: 276 pages1987: 413 pages1990: 288 pages1997: 293 pages2000: 343 pages2000: 352 pages2007: 276 pagesmedian 293
3003504001980199020001980: 276 pages1987: 413 pages1990: 288 pages1997: 293 pages2000: 343 pages2000: 352 pages2007: 276 pagesmedian 293
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 12 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2007Avon BooksMass Market Paperback276OL9235127M
2000Avon–343OL23269940M
2000Avon Trade–352OL7435499M
1997Five Star–293OL1013301M
1990Severn House Pub LtdHardcover288OL9730106M
1987G.K. Hall–413OL2738837M
1980Avon–276OL7433865M

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Questions

How many pages is The Black Lyon?
About 293 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 276 to 413 pages.
How long does it take to read The Black Lyon?
About 5 h 10 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is The Black Lyon?
Roughly 81,000 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)).