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How many pages is The Tommyknockers?

The Tommyknockers by Stephen King has a median of 572 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 562 to 749 pages.

Median pages
572
12 editions counted
Range
300–992
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
10h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
157k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Tommyknockers 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
10 h 06 min
At 30 min a day
21 days
At 1 hour a day
11 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2505007501,0001990200020101987: 558 pages1987: 558 pages1987: 754 pages1987: 563 pages1988: 563 pages1988: 747 pages1988: 582 pages1989: 563 pages1993: 748 pages2010: 300 pages2016: 992 pages2016: 752 pagesmedian 572
2505007501,0001990200020101987: 558 pages1987: 558 pages1987: 754 pages1987: 563 pages1988: 563 pages1988: 747 pages1988: 582 pages1989: 563 pages1993: 748 pages2010: 300 pages2016: 992 pages2016: 752 pagesmedian 572
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 58 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2016Pocket Booksmass market paperback992OL28906648M
2016Scribner–752OL34014636M
2010Hodder & Stoughton–300OL53246021M
1993SignetMass Market Paperback748OL24382134M
1989Guild Publishing–563OL45619539M
1988Guild Publishing–563OL43074877M
1988Signetmass market paperback747OL7572549M
1988Penguin Books Canada Limited–582OL53036972M

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Questions

How many pages is The Tommyknockers?
About 572 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 300 to 992 pages.
How long does it take to read The Tommyknockers?
About 10 h 06 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 21 days.
How many words is The Tommyknockers?
Roughly 157,000 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)).