Reading time
How long does it take to read Red Seas Under Red Skies?
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch is about 588 pages, so it takes about 10½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 21 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
10 h 18 min
Red Seas Under Red Skies · Scott Lynch · first published 2007
- Pages
- 588
- 30 min a day
- 21 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 13 h 37 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 10 h 18 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 10 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 8 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 42 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 11 days |
Page count: median of 6 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Gentleman Bastard
Next in the series: The Republic of Thieves (2013)
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Red Seas Under Red Skies: reading time questions
- How many pages is Red Seas Under Red Skies?
- Red Seas Under Red Skies is about 588 pages. That is the median across the 6 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Red Seas Under Red Skies?
- About 10 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 8 h 10 min.
- How many days to read Red Seas Under Red Skies at 30 minutes a day?
- About 21 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 42 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
- What number is Red Seas Under Red Skies in the Gentleman Bastard series?
- Red Seas Under Red Skies is book 2 in Gentleman Bastard by Scott Lynch.