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How many pages is The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress?

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein has a median of 302 pages across 14 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 302 to 382 pages.

Median pages
302
14 editions counted
Range
288–383
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.3h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
83k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 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 19 min
At 30 min a day
11 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.

3003501970198019901966: 382 pages1966: 383 pages1966: 383 pages1968: 302 pages1968: 302 pages1968: 302 pages1969: 302 pages1972: 383 pages1977: 302 pages1977: 288 pages1982: 302 pages1983: 302 pages1987: 302 pages1997: 382 pagesmedian 302
30035019801966: 382 pages1966: 383 pages1966: 383 pages1968: 302 pages1968: 302 pages1968: 302 pages1969: 302 pages1972: 383 pages1977: 302 pages1977: 288 pages1982: 302 pages1983: 302 pages1987: 302 pages1997: 382 pagesmedian 302
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 14 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 53 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1997OrbPaperback382OL24381288M
1987Ace Books–302OL14677730M
1983Berkley–302OL7501688M
1982Berkley–302OL7501502M
1977Berkley Medallion Books–302OL7500922M
1977New English Library–288OL15048349M
1972D. Dobson–383OL18221129M
1969Berkley Books–302OL13546342M

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Questions

How many pages is The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress?
About 302 pages: that is the median of 14 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 288 to 383 pages.
How long does it take to read The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress?
About 5 h 19 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress?
Roughly 83,000 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)).