Reading time

How long does it take to read The Fall of Hyperion?

The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons is about 561 pages, so it takes about 10 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 20 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

9 h 49 min

The Fall of Hyperion · Dan Simmons · first published 1990

Pages
561
30 min a day
20 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm12 h 59 min
Average adult · 238 wpm9 h 49 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm7 h 48 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm5 h 51 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day40 days
30 minutes a day20 days
45 minutes a day14 days
60 minutes a day10 days

Page count: median of 30 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in Hyperion Cantos

Next in the series: Endymion (1996, 588 pages)

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The Fall of Hyperion: reading time questions

How many pages is The Fall of Hyperion?
The Fall of Hyperion is about 561 pages. That is the median across the 30 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The Fall of Hyperion?
About 9 h 49 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 48 min.
How many days to read The Fall of Hyperion at 30 minutes a day?
About 20 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 40 days, and at an hour a day about 10 days.
What number is The Fall of Hyperion in the Hyperion Cantos series?
The Fall of Hyperion is book 2 in Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons.

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