Reading time
How long does it take to read Fool's Fate?
Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb is about 805 pages, so it takes about 14 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 29 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
14 h 6 min
Fool's Fate · Robin Hobb · first published 2003
- Pages
- 805
- 30 min a day
- 29 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 18 h 38 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 14 h 6 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 11 h 11 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 8 h 23 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 57 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 29 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 19 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 15 days |
Page count: median of 14 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in The Tawny Man
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Fool's Fate: reading time questions
- How many pages is Fool's Fate?
- Fool's Fate is about 805 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 Fool's Fate?
- About 14 h 6 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 11 h 11 min.
- How many days to read Fool's Fate at 30 minutes a day?
- About 29 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 57 days, and at an hour a day about 15 days.
- What number is Fool's Fate in the The Tawny Man series?
- Fool's Fate is book 3 in The Tawny Man by Robin Hobb.
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