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How many pages is The Hero and the Crown?

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley has a median of 246 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 229 to 246 pages.

Median pages
246
12 editions counted
Range
227–292
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.3h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
68k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Hero and the Crown 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 20 min
At 30 min a day
9 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.

2252502753001990200020101984: 230 pages1985: 246 pages1985: 246 pages1985: 246 pages1986: 258 pages1986: 246 pages1986: 227 pages1987: 227 pages2000: 227 pages2000: 246 pages2007: 292 pages2014: 248 pagesmedian 246
2252502753001990200020101984: 230 pages1985: 246 pages1985: 246 pages1985: 246 pages1986: 258 pages1986: 246 pages1986: 227 pages1987: 227 pages2000: 227 pages2000: 246 pages2007: 292 pages2014: 248 pagesmedian 246
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 36 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2014Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.–248OL29708371M
2007Ace Books–292OL24378063M
2000Ace Books–227OL24380019M
2000Puffin Books–246OL6781491M
1987Ace Books–227OL16526844M
1986Futura–258OL58865938M
1986Futura–246OL22178284M
1986Berkley Books–227OL20508028M

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Questions

How many pages is The Hero and the Crown?
About 246 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 227 to 292 pages.
How long does it take to read The Hero and the Crown?
About 4 h 20 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is The Hero and the Crown?
Roughly 68,000 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)).