Reading time
How long does it take to read Ship of Magic?
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb is about 699 pages, so it takes about 12 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 25 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
12 h 14 min
Ship of Magic · Robin Hobb · first published 1998
- Pages
- 699
- 30 min a day
- 25 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 16 h 11 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 12 h 14 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 9 h 43 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 7 h 17 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 49 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 25 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 13 days |
Page count: median of 15 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in The Liveship Traders
Next in the series: Mad Ship (1999, 769 pages)
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Ship of Magic: reading time questions
- How many pages is Ship of Magic?
- Ship of Magic is about 699 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 Ship of Magic?
- About 12 h 14 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 43 min.
- How many days to read Ship of Magic at 30 minutes a day?
- About 25 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 49 days, and at an hour a day about 13 days.
- What number is Ship of Magic in the The Liveship Traders series?
- Ship of Magic is book 1 in The Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb.
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