Reading time

How long does it take to read Excession?

Excession by Iain M. Banks is about 460 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 3 min

Excession · Iain M. Banks · first published 1996

Pages
460
30 min a day
17 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm10 h 39 min
Average adult · 238 wpm8 h 3 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm6 h 23 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 48 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day33 days
30 minutes a day17 days
45 minutes a day11 days
60 minutes a day9 days

Page count: median of 14 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#5 in The Culture

Next in the series: Inversions (1998, 397 pages)

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Excession: reading time questions

How many pages is Excession?
Excession is about 460 pages. That is the median across the 14 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Excession?
About 8 h 3 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 23 min.
How many days to read Excession 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 Excession in the The Culture series?
Excession is book 5 in The Culture by Iain M. Banks.

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