Reading time

How long does it take to read Chain of Iron?

Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare is about 624 pages, so it takes about 11 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 22 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

10 h 55 min

Chain of Iron · Cassandra Clare · first published 2021

Pages
624
30 min a day
22 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm14 h 27 min
Average adult · 238 wpm10 h 55 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm8 h 40 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm6 h 30 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day44 days
30 minutes a day22 days
45 minutes a day15 days
60 minutes a day11 days

Page count: median of 6 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in The Last Hours

Next in the series: Chain of Thorns (2023, 544 pages)

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Chain of Iron: reading time questions

How many pages is Chain of Iron?
Chain of Iron is about 624 pages. That is the median across the 6 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Chain of Iron?
About 10 h 55 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 40 min.
How many days to read Chain of Iron at 30 minutes a day?
About 22 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 44 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
What number is Chain of Iron in the The Last Hours series?
Chain of Iron is book 2 in The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare.

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