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How many pages is The Currents of Space?

The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov has a median of 217 pages across 9 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 194 to 239 pages.

Median pages
217
9 editions counted
Range
176–256
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
60k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Currents of Space 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
3 h 50 min
At 30 min a day
8 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

20025019601980200020201952: 203 pages1952: 217 pages1953: 176 pages1971: 194 pages1973: 194 pages1985: 231 pages1986: 240 pages2009: 239 pages2020: 256 pagesmedian 217
200250197520001952: 203 pages1952: 217 pages1953: 176 pages1971: 194 pages1973: 194 pages1985: 231 pages1986: 240 pages2009: 239 pages2020: 256 pagesmedian 217
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 9 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 46 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Random House Publishing Group–256OL29906254M
2009Tor–239OL23053836M
1986Grafton–240OL14973666M
1985Del ReyMass Market Paperback231OL10684866M
1973Fawcett Publications, Inc.Mass Market Paperback194OL10266610M
1971Fawcett Publications–194OL47314631M
1953New American Library–176OL45344100M
1952Doubleday–203OL16972737M

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Questions

How many pages is The Currents of Space?
About 217 pages: that is the median of 9 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 176 to 256 pages.
How long does it take to read The Currents of Space?
About 3 h 50 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is The Currents of Space?
Roughly 60,000 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)).