Reading time
How long does it take to read The Falcon at the Portal?
The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters is about 383 pages, so it takes about 6½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 14 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
6 h 42 min
The Falcon at the Portal · Elizabeth Peters · first published 1999
- Pages
- 383
- 30 min a day
- 14 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 8 h 52 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 6 h 42 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 5 h 19 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 59 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 27 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 7 days |
Page count: median of 23 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#11 in Amelia Peabody
Next in the series: He Shall Thunder in the Sky (2000, 528 pages)
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The Falcon at the Portal: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Falcon at the Portal?
- The Falcon at the Portal is about 383 pages. That is the median across the 23 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Falcon at the Portal?
- About 6 h 42 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 19 min.
- How many days to read The Falcon at the Portal at 30 minutes a day?
- About 14 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 27 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
- What number is The Falcon at the Portal in the Amelia Peabody series?
- The Falcon at the Portal is book 11 in Amelia Peabody by Elizabeth Peters.
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