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How many pages is The Halfling's Gem?

The Halfling's Gem by R. A. Salvatore has a median of 314 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 314 to 352 pages.

Median pages
314
5 editions counted
Range
144–384
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
86k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Halfling's Gem 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 32 min
At 30 min a day
12 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.

20030040019901995200020051990: 314 pages1990: 314 pages2005: 352 pages2007: 384 pages2008: 144 pagesmedian 314
200300400199020001990: 314 pages1990: 314 pages2005: 352 pages2007: 384 pages2008: 144 pagesmedian 314
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 18 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2008Devil's Due PublishingPaperback144OL9599127M
2007Wizards of the CoastMass Market Paperback384OL8144677M
2005Wizards of the CoastHardcover352OL8144499M
1990Penguin in association with TSR–314OL18550270M
1990Wizards of the CoastMass Market Paperback314OL8134450M

More by R. A. Salvatore

All 7 books by R. A. Salvatore with page counts

Questions

How many pages is The Halfling's Gem?
About 314 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 144 to 384 pages.
How long does it take to read The Halfling's Gem?
About 5 h 32 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is The Halfling's Gem?
Roughly 86,000 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)).