Reading time
How long does it take to read A Crown of Swords?
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan is about 771 pages, so it takes about 13½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 27 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
13 h 30 min
A Crown of Swords · Robert Jordan · first published 1996
- Pages
- 771
- 30 min a day
- 27 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 17 h 51 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 13 h 30 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 10 h 43 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 8 h 2 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 54 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 27 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 18 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 14 days |
Page count: median of 35 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#7 in The Wheel of Time
Next in the series: The Path of Daggers (1998, 608 pages)
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A Crown of Swords: reading time questions
- How many pages is A Crown of Swords?
- A Crown of Swords is about 771 pages. That is the median across the 35 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read A Crown of Swords?
- About 13 h 30 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 10 h 43 min.
- How many days to read A Crown of Swords at 30 minutes a day?
- About 27 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 54 days, and at an hour a day about 14 days.
- What number is A Crown of Swords in the The Wheel of Time series?
- A Crown of Swords is book 7 in The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.
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