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How many pages is The Blue Sword?

The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley has a median of 272 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 272 pages.

Median pages
272
10 editions counted
Range
248–320
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
75k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Blue Sword 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 48 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.

250275300325198519901995200020051982: 272 pages1982: 272 pages1983: 272 pages1985: 272 pages1987: 256 pages1991: 248 pages2000: 272 pages2000: 272 pages2000: 272 pages2007: 320 pagesmedian 272
250275300325199020001982: 272 pages1982: 272 pages1983: 272 pages1985: 272 pages1987: 256 pages1991: 248 pages2000: 272 pages2000: 272 pages2000: 272 pages2007: 320 pagesmedian 272
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 32 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2007Ace TradePaperback320OL10256205M
2000Puffin BooksPaperback272OL7359539M
2000Puffin BooksPaperback272OL26330046M
2000Puffin Books–272OL6781489M
1991Demco MediaTurtleback248OL10924589M
1987AceMass Market Paperback256OL7524692M
1985Futura–272OL22385456M
1983MacRae–272OL17372646M

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Questions

How many pages is The Blue Sword?
About 272 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 248 to 320 pages.
How long does it take to read The Blue Sword?
About 4 h 48 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is The Blue Sword?
Roughly 75,000 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)).