Reading time

How long does it take to read Children of Time?

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky is about 616 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 47 min

Children of Time · Adrian Tchaikovsky · first published 2015

Pages
616
30 min a day
22 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm14 h 16 min
Average adult · 238 wpm10 h 47 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm8 h 33 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm6 h 25 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 12 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Next in the series: Children of Ruin (2019, 584 pages)

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Children of Time: reading time questions

How many pages is Children of Time?
Children of Time is about 616 pages. That is the median across the 12 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Children of Time?
About 10 h 47 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 33 min.
How many days to read Children of Time 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 Children of Time in the Children of Time series?
Children of Time is book 1 in Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

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