Reading time

How long does it take to read The City of Brass?

The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty is about 544 pages, so it takes about 9½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 20 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

9 h 31 min

The City of Brass · S. A. Chakraborty · first published 2017

Pages
544
30 min a day
20 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm12 h 36 min
Average adult · 238 wpm9 h 31 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm7 h 33 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm5 h 40 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day39 days
30 minutes a day20 days
45 minutes a day13 days
60 minutes a day10 days

Page count: median of 14 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in The Daevabad Trilogy

Next in the series: The Kingdom of Copper (2019, 640 pages)

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The City of Brass: reading time questions

How many pages is The City of Brass?
The City of Brass is about 544 pages. That is the median across the 14 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The City of Brass?
About 9 h 31 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 7 h 33 min.
How many days to read The City of Brass at 30 minutes a day?
About 20 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 39 days, and at an hour a day about 10 days.
What number is The City of Brass in the The Daevabad Trilogy series?
The City of Brass is book 1 in The Daevabad Trilogy by S. A. Chakraborty.

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