Reading time

How long does it take to read Royal Assassin?

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb is about 704 pages, so it takes about 12½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 25 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

12 h 19 min

Royal Assassin · Robin Hobb · first published 1996

Pages
704
30 min a day
25 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm16 h 18 min
Average adult · 238 wpm12 h 19 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm9 h 47 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm7 h 20 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day50 days
30 minutes a day25 days
45 minutes a day17 days
60 minutes a day13 days

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

#2 in The Farseer Trilogy

Next in the series: Assassin's Quest (1997, 757 pages)

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Royal Assassin: reading time questions

How many pages is Royal Assassin?
Royal Assassin is about 704 pages. That is the median across the editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Royal Assassin?
About 12 h 19 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 9 h 47 min.
How many days to read Royal Assassin at 30 minutes a day?
About 25 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 50 days, and at an hour a day about 13 days.
What number is Royal Assassin in the The Farseer Trilogy series?
Royal Assassin is book 2 in The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb.

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