Reading time

How long does it take to read Nightfall?

Nightfall by Shannon Messenger is about 800 pages, so it takes about 14 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 28 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

14 h

Nightfall · Shannon Messenger · first published 2017

Pages
800
30 min a day
28 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm18 h 31 min
Average adult · 238 wpm14 h
Quick reader · 300 wpm11 h 7 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm8 h 20 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day56 days
30 minutes a day28 days
45 minutes a day19 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.

#6 in Keeper of the Lost Cities

Next in the series: Flashback (2018, 848 pages)

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Nightfall: reading time questions

How many pages is Nightfall?
Nightfall is about 800 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 Nightfall?
About 14 h at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 11 h 7 min.
How many days to read Nightfall at 30 minutes a day?
About 28 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 56 days, and at an hour a day about 14 days.
What number is Nightfall in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series?
Nightfall is book 6 in Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger.

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