Reading time
How long does it take to read The Darkness That Comes Before?
The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker is about 589 pages, so it takes about 10½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 21 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
10 h 19 min
The Darkness That Comes Before · R. Scott Bakker · first published 2003
- Pages
- 589
- 30 min a day
- 21 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 13 h 38 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 10 h 19 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 11 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 8 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 42 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 11 days |
Page count: median of 3 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in The Prince of Nothing
Next in the series: The Warrior Prophet (2004, 624 pages)
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The Darkness That Comes Before: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Darkness That Comes Before?
- The Darkness That Comes Before is about 589 pages. That is the median across the 3 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Darkness That Comes Before?
- About 10 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 8 h 11 min.
- How many days to read The Darkness That Comes Before at 30 minutes a day?
- About 21 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 42 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
- What number is The Darkness That Comes Before in the The Prince of Nothing series?
- The Darkness That Comes Before is book 1 in The Prince of Nothing by R. Scott Bakker.