How many words are in Neuromancer?

Neuromancer by William Gibson is approximately 79,000 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 5 hr 32 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1984, it sits in the Science Fiction category.

Typical science fiction novels run 90,000–125,000 words, with a sweet spot around 100,000–115,000. At 79,000 words, Neuromancer comes in below the typical range — closer to a novella in length.