Reading time

How long does it take to read House of Chains?

House of Chains by Steven Erikson is about 732 pages, so it takes about 13 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 26 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

12 h 49 min

House of Chains · Steven Erikson · first published 2002

Pages
732
30 min a day
26 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm16 h 57 min
Average adult · 238 wpm12 h 49 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm10 h 10 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm7 h 38 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day52 days
30 minutes a day26 days
45 minutes a day18 days
60 minutes a day13 days

Page count: median of 15 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#4 in Malazan Book of the Fallen

Next in the series: Midnight Tides (2004, 631 pages)

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House of Chains: reading time questions

How many pages is House of Chains?
House of Chains is about 732 pages. That is the median across the 15 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read House of Chains?
About 12 h 49 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 10 h 10 min.
How many days to read House of Chains at 30 minutes a day?
About 26 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 52 days, and at an hour a day about 13 days.
What number is House of Chains in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series?
House of Chains is book 4 in Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson.

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