Reading time
How long does it take to read A Time of Dread?
A Time of Dread by John Gwynne is about 640 pages, so it takes about 11 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 23 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
11 h 12 min
A Time of Dread · John Gwynne · first published 2018
- Pages
- 640
- 30 min a day
- 23 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 14 h 49 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 11 h 12 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 53 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 40 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 45 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 23 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 15 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 12 days |
Page count: median of 4 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Of Blood and Bone
Next in the series: A Time of Blood (2019, 512 pages)
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A Time of Dread: reading time questions
- How many pages is A Time of Dread?
- A Time of Dread is about 640 pages. That is the median across the 4 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read A Time of Dread?
- About 11 h 12 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 8 h 53 min.
- How many days to read A Time of Dread at 30 minutes a day?
- About 23 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 45 days, and at an hour a day about 12 days.
- What number is A Time of Dread in the Of Blood and Bone series?
- A Time of Dread is book 1 in Of Blood and Bone by John Gwynne.
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