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Book · by Dean Koontz · first published 1987

How many pages is Watchers?

Watchers by Dean Koontz has a median of 406 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 352 to 544 pages.

Median pages
406
12 editions counted
Range
329–715
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
112k
at 275 words per page

How long will Watchers 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
7 h 09 min
At 30 min a day
15 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

40060019901995200020051987: 352 pages1987: 352 pages1987: 352 pages1987: 352 pages1987: 329 pages1988: 483 pages1991: 715 pages1991: 715 pages1992: 715 pages1998: 421 pages2003: 487 pages2008: 391 pagesmedian 406
400600199020001987: 352 pages1987: 352 pages1987: 352 pages1987: 352 pages1987: 329 pages1988: 483 pages1991: 715 pages1991: 715 pages1992: 715 pages1998: 421 pages2003: 487 pages2008: 391 pagesmedian 406
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 51 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2008––391OL26978259M
2003Berkley Books–487OL3283684M
1998Literary Express–421OL6803600M
1992Thorndike PressPaperback715OL8617096M
1991Thorndike-Magna–715OL22382886M
1991Thorndike-Magna–715OL1542325M
1988Berkley–483OL7502924M
1987Headline–352OL22335460M

More by Dean Koontz

All 18 books by Dean Koontz with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Watchers?
About 406 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 329 to 715 pages.
How long does it take to read Watchers?
About 7 h 09 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is Watchers?
Roughly 112,000 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)).