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Book · by Carl Sagan · first published 1995

How many pages is The Demon-Haunted World?

The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan has a median of 457 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 445 to 463 pages.

Median pages
457
8 editions counted
Range
436–480
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.8h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
126k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Demon-Haunted World take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
8 h 48 min
At 30 min a day
18 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.

4404604801994199619981995: 457 pages1996: 457 pages1996: 436 pages1996: 457 pages1996: 436 pages1997: 480 pages1997: 480 pages1997: 448 pagesmedian 457
4404604801994199619981995: 457 pages1996: 457 pages1996: 436 pages1996: 457 pages1996: 436 pages1997: 480 pages1997: 480 pages1997: 448 pagesmedian 457
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 35 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1997Ballantine Books–480OL59019180M
1997Ballantine BooksPaperback480OL9380095M
1997Headline–448OL27030061M
1996Ballantine–457OL22003738M
1996Headline–436OL17311862M
1996Random House–457OL7460926M
1996BallantinePaperback436OL7960752M
1995Random House–457OL797905M

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Questions

How many pages is The Demon-Haunted World?
About 457 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 436 to 480 pages.
How long does it take to read The Demon-Haunted World?
About 8 h 48 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 18 days.
How many words is The Demon-Haunted World?
Roughly 126,000 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)).