Reading time
How long does it take to read Dust of Dreams?
Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson is about 1083 pages, so it takes about 19 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 38 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
18 h 58 min
Dust of Dreams · Steven Erikson · first published 2009
- Pages
- 1083
- 30 min a day
- 38 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 25 h 4 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 18 h 58 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 15 h 3 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 11 h 17 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 76 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 38 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 26 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 19 days |
Page count: median of 12 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#9 in Malazan Book of the Fallen
Next in the series: The Crippled God (2011, 930 pages)
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Dust of Dreams: reading time questions
- How many pages is Dust of Dreams?
- Dust of Dreams is about 1083 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 Dust of Dreams?
- About 18 h 58 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 15 h 3 min.
- How many days to read Dust of Dreams at 30 minutes a day?
- About 38 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 76 days, and at an hour a day about 19 days.
- What number is Dust of Dreams in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series?
- Dust of Dreams is book 9 in Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson.
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