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Book · by Philip K. Dick · first published 2004

How many pages is The three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch?

The three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick has a median of 233 pages across 15 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 204 to 267 pages.

Median pages
233
15 editions counted
Range
191–312
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
64k
at 275 words per page

How long will The three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 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 06 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.

200250300197019801990200020101965: 278 pages1966: 278 pages1966: 191 pages1973: 203 pages1975: 191 pages1977: 245 pages1978: 204 pages1979: 278 pages1983: 192 pages1991: 230 pages2002: 312 pages2003: 230 pages2011: 233 pages2011: 240 pages2012: 256 pagesmedian 233
200250300198020001965: 278 pages1966: 278 pages1966: 191 pages1973: 203 pages1975: 191 pages1977: 245 pages1978: 204 pages1979: 278 pages1983: 192 pages1991: 230 pages2002: 312 pages2003: 230 pages2011: 233 pages2011: 240 pages2012: 256 pagesmedian 233
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 15 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 44 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2012Orion Publishing Group, Limited–256OL29066687M
2011Mariner Books–233OL25131489M
2011Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company–240OL29598566M
2003Gollancz–230OL16201188M
2002G.K. Hall–312OL3949101M
1991Vintage Books–230OL1566177M
1983DAWPaperback192OL8132300M
1979Gregg Press–278OL4414743M

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Questions

How many pages is The three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch?
About 233 pages: that is the median of 15 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 191 to 312 pages.
How long does it take to read The three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch?
About 4 h 06 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 three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch?
Roughly 64,000 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)).