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How many pages is The Opal Deception?

The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer has a median of 348 pages across 14 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 342 to 368 pages.

Median pages
348
14 editions counted
Range
295–443
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
96k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Opal Deception 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
6 h 08 min
At 30 min a day
13 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

30035040045020052010201520202005: 352 pages2005: 342 pages2005: 295 pages2005: 342 pages2005: 320 pages2005: 352 pages2005: 440 pages2005: 342 pages2006: 368 pages2006: 342 pages2007: 416 pages2011: 368 pages2017: 343 pages2020: 443 pagesmedian 347
30035040045020052010201520202005: 352 pages2005: 342 pages2005: 295 pages2005: 342 pages2005: 320 pages2005: 352 pages2005: 440 pages2005: 342 pages2006: 368 pages2006: 342 pages2007: 416 pages2011: 368 pages2017: 343 pages2020: 443 pagesmedian 347
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover39827 h
Paperback34276 h 02 min

Editions counted

The 14 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 46 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Thorndike Striving ReaderHardcover443OL28194573M
2017PuffinPaperback343OL27312113M
2011Puffin BooksPaperback368OL26082508M
2007Miramax BooksPaperback416OL8493350M
2006Puffin–368OL7359694M
2006MiramaxPaperback342OL8142781M
2005Puffin Books–352OL7359834M
2005Scholasticpaperback342OL32246311M

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Questions

How many pages is The Opal Deception?
About 348 pages: that is the median of 14 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 295 to 443 pages.
How long does it take to read The Opal Deception?
About 6 h 08 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 13 days.
How many words is The Opal Deception?
Roughly 96,000 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)).