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How many pages is The Naked Sun?

The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov has a median of 216 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 194 to 225 pages.

Median pages
216
10 editions counted
Range
187–288
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
59k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Naked Sun 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 48 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.

2002503001960198020001957: 187 pages1957: 223 pages1964: 208 pages1966: 191 pages1968: 191 pages1971: 226 pages1972: 223 pages1973: 202 pages1991: 288 pages2018: 256 pagesmedian 215
200250300197520001957: 187 pages1957: 223 pages1964: 208 pages1966: 191 pages1968: 191 pages1971: 226 pages1972: 223 pages1973: 202 pages1991: 288 pages2018: 256 pagesmedian 215
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 53 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018HarperVoyagerpaperback256OL31955341M
1991SpectraMass Market Paperback288OL7825252M
1973Gold Lion Books–202OL20264083M
1972Fawcett Publications–223OL16790948M
1971Fawcett Publications–226OL40232543M
1968Lancer Books–191OL46910930M
1966Lancer–191OL18575086M
1964PantherPaperback208OL20090162M

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Questions

How many pages is The Naked Sun?
About 216 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 187 to 288 pages.
How long does it take to read The Naked Sun?
About 3 h 48 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 Naked Sun?
Roughly 59,000 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)).