Reading time
How long does it take to read Path of the Assassin?
Path of the Assassin by Brad Thor is about 442 pages, so it takes about 7½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 16 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
7 h 44 min
Path of the Assassin · Brad Thor · first published 2003
- Pages
- 442
- 30 min a day
- 16 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h 14 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 7 h 44 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 8 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 36 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 31 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 8 days |
Page count: median of 5 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Scot Harvath
Next in the series: State of the Union (2004, 532 pages)
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Path of the Assassin: reading time questions
- How many pages is Path of the Assassin?
- Path of the Assassin is about 442 pages. That is the median across the 5 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Path of the Assassin?
- About 7 h 44 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 8 min.
- How many days to read Path of the Assassin at 30 minutes a day?
- About 16 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 31 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
- What number is Path of the Assassin in the Scot Harvath series?
- Path of the Assassin is book 2 in Scot Harvath by Brad Thor.
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