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Book · by Philip K. Dick · first published 1981

How many pages is Valis?

Valis by Philip K. Dick has a median of 256 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 240 to 271 pages.

Median pages
256
7 editions counted
Range
227–272
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
70k
at 275 words per page

How long will Valis 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 31 min
At 30 min a day
10 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.

2202402601990200020101981: 227 pages1987: 256 pages1991: 241 pages1992: 271 pages2011: 271 pages2011: 240 pages2012: 272 pagesmedian 256
22024026020001981: 227 pages1987: 256 pages1991: 241 pages1992: 271 pages2011: 271 pages2011: 240 pages2012: 272 pagesmedian 256
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 24 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2012Orion Publishing Group, Limited–272OL29066689M
2011Mariner Books–271OL25131490M
2011Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company–240OL29598567M
1992Grafton–271OL17227913M
1991Vintage Books–241OL1890656M
1987Kerosina–256OL21920545M
1981Corgi–227OL21520137M

More by Philip K. Dick

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Questions

How many pages is Valis?
About 256 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 227 to 272 pages.
How long does it take to read Valis?
About 4 h 31 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Valis?
Roughly 70,000 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)).