Reading time
How long does it take to read Lion in the Valley?
Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters is about 360 pages, so it takes about 6½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 13 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
6 h 18 min
Lion in the Valley · Elizabeth Peters · first published 1986
- Pages
- 360
- 30 min a day
- 13 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 8 h 20 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 6 h 18 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 5 h |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 45 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 26 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 13 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 7 days |
Page count: median of 27 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#4 in Amelia Peabody
Next in the series: The Deeds of the Disturber (1988, 352 pages)
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Lion in the Valley: reading time questions
- How many pages is Lion in the Valley?
- Lion in the Valley is about 360 pages. That is the median across the 27 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Lion in the Valley?
- About 6 h 18 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h.
- How many days to read Lion in the Valley at 30 minutes a day?
- About 13 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 26 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
- What number is Lion in the Valley in the Amelia Peabody series?
- Lion in the Valley is book 4 in Amelia Peabody by Elizabeth Peters.
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