Reading time
How long does it take to read A Breath of Snow and Ashes?
A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon is about 1200 pages, so it takes about 21 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 43 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
21 h 1 min
A Breath of Snow and Ashes · Diana Gabaldon · first published 2005
- Pages
- 1200
- 30 min a day
- 43 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 27 h 47 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 21 h 1 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 16 h 40 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 12 h 30 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 85 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 43 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 29 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 22 days |
Page count: median of 25 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#6 in Outlander
Next in the series: An Echo in the Bone (2009, 834 pages)
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes: reading time questions
- How many pages is A Breath of Snow and Ashes?
- A Breath of Snow and Ashes is about 1200 pages. That is the median across the 25 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read A Breath of Snow and Ashes?
- About 21 h 1 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 16 h 40 min.
- How many days to read A Breath of Snow and Ashes at 30 minutes a day?
- About 43 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 85 days, and at an hour a day about 22 days.
- What number is A Breath of Snow and Ashes in the Outlander series?
- A Breath of Snow and Ashes is book 6 in Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.