Reading time
How long does it take to read Golden Son?
Golden Son by Pierce Brown is about 464 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 7 min
Golden Son · Pierce Brown · first published 2015
- Pages
- 464
- 30 min a day
- 17 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h 44 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 8 h 7 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 27 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 50 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 33 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 9 days |
Page count: median of 21 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Red Rising
Next in the series: Morning Star (2016, 672 pages)
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Golden Son: reading time questions
- How many pages is Golden Son?
- Golden Son is about 464 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 Golden Son?
- About 8 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 6 h 27 min.
- How many days to read Golden Son 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 Golden Son in the Red Rising series?
- Golden Son is book 2 in Red Rising by Pierce Brown.