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How many pages is The Wishsong of Shannara?

The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks has a median of 504 pages across 9 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 499 to 576 pages.

Median pages
504
9 editions counted
Range
498–576
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
139k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Wishsong of Shannara 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
8 h 53 min
At 30 min a day
18 days
At 1 hour a day
9 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

5005501990200020101985: 504 pages1985: 499 pages1985: 499 pages1985: 499 pages1986: 498 pages1988: 512 pages2000: 576 pages2012: 576 pages2015: 576 pagesmedian 504
5005501990200020101985: 504 pages1985: 499 pages1985: 499 pages1985: 499 pages1986: 498 pages1988: 512 pages2000: 576 pages2012: 576 pages2015: 576 pagesmedian 504
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 9 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 24 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2015Del Reypaperback576OL28365379M
2012Little, Brown Book Group Limited–576OL33402832M
2000Little, Brown Book Group Limited–576OL28434167M
1988Del ReyMass Market Paperback512OL9778935M
1986Futura Publications–498OL22385492M
1985Ballantine Books–504OL22069977M
1985Macdonald–499OL16811807M
1985Ballantine Books–499OL2861371M

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Questions

How many pages is The Wishsong of Shannara?
About 504 pages: that is the median of 9 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 498 to 576 pages.
How long does it take to read The Wishsong of Shannara?
About 8 h 53 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 18 days.
How many words is The Wishsong of Shannara?
Roughly 139,000 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)).