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How many pages is Zodiac?

Zodiac by Neal Stephenson has a median of 308 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 299 to 320 pages.

Median pages
308
8 editions counted
Range
283–320
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
85k
at 275 words per page

How long will Zodiac 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
5 h 26 min
At 30 min a day
11 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

280300320199019952000200520101988: 283 pages1988: 283 pages1995: 320 pages1995: 308 pages1997: 320 pages1997: 308 pages2007: 320 pages2012: 304 pagesmedian 308
2803003201990200020101988: 283 pages1988: 283 pages1995: 320 pages1995: 308 pages1997: 320 pages1997: 308 pages2007: 320 pages2012: 304 pagesmedian 308
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 17 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2012Penguin Random House–304OL33444674M
2007Grove PressPaperback320OL7875184M
1997Penguin–320OL18144532M
1997Signet–308OL18390802M
1995SpectraMass Market Paperback320OL7829784M
1995Bantam Books–308OL16905176M
1988Atlantic Monthly Press–283OL2404434M
1988Atlantic Monthly PrPaperback283OL8346407M

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Questions

How many pages is Zodiac?
About 308 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 283 to 320 pages.
How long does it take to read Zodiac?
About 5 h 26 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is Zodiac?
Roughly 85,000 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)).