Reading time
How long does it take to read Gardens of the Moon?
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson is about 635 pages, so it takes about 11 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 23 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
11 h 7 min
Gardens of the Moon · Steven Erikson · first published 1999
- Pages
- 635
- 30 min a day
- 23 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 14 h 42 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 11 h 7 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 49 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 37 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 45 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 23 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 15 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 12 days |
Page count: median of 28 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Next in the series: Deadhouse Gates (2000, 619 pages)
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Gardens of the Moon: reading time questions
- How many pages is Gardens of the Moon?
- Gardens of the Moon is about 635 pages. That is the median across the 28 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Gardens of the Moon?
- About 11 h 7 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 49 min.
- How many days to read Gardens of the Moon at 30 minutes a day?
- About 23 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 45 days, and at an hour a day about 12 days.
- What number is Gardens of the Moon in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series?
- Gardens of the Moon is book 1 in Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson.
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