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How many pages is The Thief of Always?

The Thief of Always by Clive Barker has a median of 229 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 226 to 258 pages.

Median pages
229
6 editions counted
Range
202–288
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
63k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Thief of Always 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 02 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.

20025030019901992199419961992: 229 pages1992: 225 pages1993: 229 pages1993: 267 pages1993: 288 pages1995: 202 pagesmedian 229
2002503001990199219951992: 229 pages1992: 225 pages1993: 229 pages1993: 267 pages1993: 288 pages1995: 202 pagesmedian 229
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 23 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1995HarperCollins–202OL17416346M
1993HarperCollins–229OL22471641M
1993HarperPaperbacks–267OL18706956M
1993HarperTorch–288OL7287887M
1992HarperCollins–229OL17240302M
1992HarperCollins–225OL1744472M

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Questions

How many pages is The Thief of Always?
About 229 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 202 to 288 pages.
How long does it take to read The Thief of Always?
About 4 h 02 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 Thief of Always?
Roughly 63,000 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)).