Reading time
How long does it take to read The Fires of Heaven?
The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan is about 894 pages, so it takes about 15½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 32 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
15 h 39 min
The Fires of Heaven · Robert Jordan · first published 1993
- Pages
- 894
- 30 min a day
- 32 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 20 h 42 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 15 h 39 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 12 h 25 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 9 h 19 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 63 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 32 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 16 days |
Page count: median of 39 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#5 in The Wheel of Time
Next in the series: Lord of Chaos (1994, 921 pages)
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The Fires of Heaven: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Fires of Heaven?
- The Fires of Heaven is about 894 pages. That is the median across the 39 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Fires of Heaven?
- About 15 h 39 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 12 h 25 min.
- How many days to read The Fires of Heaven at 30 minutes a day?
- About 32 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 63 days, and at an hour a day about 16 days.
- What number is The Fires of Heaven in the The Wheel of Time series?
- The Fires of Heaven is book 5 in The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.
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