Reading time
How long does it take to read A Torch Against the Night?
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir is about 464 pages, so it takes about 8 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 17 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
8 h 7 min
A Torch Against the Night · Sabaa Tahir · first published 2016
- Pages
- 464
- 30 min a day
- 17 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h 44 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 8 h 7 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 27 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 50 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 33 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 9 days |
Page count: median of 3 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in An Ember in the Ashes
Next in the series: A Reaper at the Gates (2018, 480 pages)
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A Torch Against the Night: reading time questions
- How many pages is A Torch Against the Night?
- A Torch Against the Night is about 464 pages. That is the median across the 3 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read A Torch Against the Night?
- About 8 h 7 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h 27 min.
- How many days to read A Torch Against the Night at 30 minutes a day?
- About 17 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 33 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
- What number is A Torch Against the Night in the An Ember in the Ashes series?
- A Torch Against the Night is book 2 in An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir.