Reading time

How long does it take to read Mad Ship?

Mad Ship by Robin Hobb is about 769 pages, so it takes about 13½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 27 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

13 h 28 min

Mad Ship · Robin Hobb · first published 1999

Pages
769
30 min a day
27 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm17 h 48 min
Average adult · 238 wpm13 h 28 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm10 h 41 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm8 h 1 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day54 days
30 minutes a day27 days
45 minutes a day18 days
60 minutes a day14 days

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

#2 in The Liveship Traders

Next in the series: Ship of Destiny (2000, 683 pages)

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Mad Ship: reading time questions

How many pages is Mad Ship?
Mad Ship is about 769 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 Mad Ship?
About 13 h 28 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 41 min.
How many days to read Mad Ship at 30 minutes a day?
About 27 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 54 days, and at an hour a day about 14 days.
What number is Mad Ship in the The Liveship Traders series?
Mad Ship is book 2 in The Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb.

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