Reading time
How long does it take to read Fool's Assassin?
Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb is about 714 pages, so it takes about 12½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 25 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
12 h 30 min
Fool's Assassin · Robin Hobb · first published 2014
- Pages
- 714
- 30 min a day
- 25 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 16 h 32 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 12 h 30 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 9 h 55 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 7 h 26 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 50 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 25 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 13 days |
Page count: median of 21 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Fitz and the Fool
Next in the series: Fool's Quest (2015, 800 pages)
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Fool's Assassin: reading time questions
- How many pages is Fool's Assassin?
- Fool's Assassin is about 714 pages. That is the median across the 21 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Fool's Assassin?
- About 12 h 30 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 9 h 55 min.
- How many days to read Fool's Assassin at 30 minutes a day?
- About 25 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 50 days, and at an hour a day about 13 days.
- What number is Fool's Assassin in the Fitz and the Fool series?
- Fool's Assassin is book 1 in Fitz and the Fool by Robin Hobb.
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