Reading time

How long does it take to read Redemption Ark?

Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds is about 608 pages, so it takes about 10½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 22 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

10 h 39 min

Redemption Ark · Alastair Reynolds · first published 2002

Pages
608
30 min a day
22 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm14 h 4 min
Average adult · 238 wpm10 h 39 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm8 h 27 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm6 h 20 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day43 days
30 minutes a day22 days
45 minutes a day15 days
60 minutes a day11 days

Page count: median of 10 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in Revelation Space

Next in the series: Absolution Gap (2003, 672 pages)

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Redemption Ark: reading time questions

How many pages is Redemption Ark?
Redemption Ark is about 608 pages. That is the median across the 10 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Redemption Ark?
About 10 h 39 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 27 min.
How many days to read Redemption Ark at 30 minutes a day?
About 22 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 43 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
What number is Redemption Ark in the Revelation Space series?
Redemption Ark is book 2 in Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds.

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