Reading time
How long does it take to read Abaddon's Gate?
Abaddon's Gate by James S. A. Corey is about 571 pages, so it takes about 10 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 20 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
10 h
Abaddon's Gate · James S. A. Corey · first published 2013
- Pages
- 571
- 30 min a day
- 20 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 13 h 13 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 10 h |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 7 h 56 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 5 h 57 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 40 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 20 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 10 days |
Page count: median of 13 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in The Expanse
Next in the series: Cibola Burn (2014, 605 pages)
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Abaddon's Gate: reading time questions
- How many pages is Abaddon's Gate?
- Abaddon's Gate is about 571 pages. That is the median across the 13 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Abaddon's Gate?
- About 10 h at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 7 h 56 min.
- How many days to read Abaddon's Gate at 30 minutes a day?
- About 20 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 40 days, and at an hour a day about 10 days.
- What number is Abaddon's Gate in the The Expanse series?
- Abaddon's Gate is book 3 in The Expanse by James S. A. Corey.
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