Reading time

How long does it take to read Hyperion?

Hyperion by Dan Simmons is about 481 pages, so it takes about 8½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 17 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

8 h 25 min

Hyperion · Dan Simmons · first published 1989

Pages
481
30 min a day
17 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm11 h 8 min
Average adult · 238 wpm8 h 25 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm6 h 41 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm5 h 1 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day34 days
30 minutes a day17 days
45 minutes a day12 days
60 minutes a day9 days

Page count: median of 26 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Hyperion Cantos

Next in the series: The Fall of Hyperion (1990, 561 pages)

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Hyperion: reading time questions

How many pages is Hyperion?
Hyperion is about 481 pages. That is the median across the 26 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Hyperion?
About 8 h 25 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 41 min.
How many days to read Hyperion at 30 minutes a day?
About 17 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 34 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
What number is Hyperion in the Hyperion Cantos series?
Hyperion is book 1 in Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons.

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