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 wpm27 h 47 min
Average adult · 238 wpm21 h 1 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm16 h 40 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm12 h 30 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day85 days
30 minutes a day43 days
45 minutes a day29 days
60 minutes a day22 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.

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