Reading time
How long does it take to read Falls the Shadow?
Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman is about 580 pages, so it takes about 10 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 21 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
10 h 9 min
Falls the Shadow · Sharon Kay Penman · first published 1988
- Pages
- 580
- 30 min a day
- 21 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 13 h 26 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 10 h 9 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 3 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 3 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 41 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 11 days |
Page count: median of 3 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Welsh Princes
Next in the series: The Reckoning (1991, 592 pages)
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Falls the Shadow: reading time questions
- How many pages is Falls the Shadow?
- Falls the Shadow is about 580 pages. That is the median across the 3 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Falls the Shadow?
- About 10 h 9 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 3 min.
- How many days to read Falls the Shadow at 30 minutes a day?
- About 21 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 41 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
- What number is Falls the Shadow in the Welsh Princes series?
- Falls the Shadow is book 2 in Welsh Princes by Sharon Kay Penman.