Reading time
How long does it take to read The Darkest Hour?
The Darkest Hour by Erin Hunter is about 336 pages, so it takes about 6 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 12 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
5 h 53 min
The Darkest Hour · Erin Hunter · first published 2004
- Pages
- 336
- 30 min a day
- 12 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 7 h 47 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 53 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 40 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 30 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 24 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 12 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 6 days |
Page count: median of 29 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Darkest Hour: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Darkest Hour?
- The Darkest Hour is about 336 pages. That is the median across the 29 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Darkest Hour?
- About 5 h 53 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 40 min.
- How many days to read The Darkest Hour at 30 minutes a day?
- About 12 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 24 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
- What number is The Darkest Hour in the Warriors: The Prophecies Begin series?
- The Darkest Hour is book 6 in Warriors: The Prophecies Begin by Erin Hunter.
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