Reading time

How long does it take to read The Golden One?

The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters is about 460 pages, so it takes about 8 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 17 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

8 h 3 min

The Golden One · Elizabeth Peters · first published 2002

Pages
460
30 min a day
17 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm10 h 39 min
Average adult · 238 wpm8 h 3 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm6 h 23 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 48 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day33 days
30 minutes a day17 days
45 minutes a day11 days
60 minutes a day9 days

Page count: median of 20 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#14 in Amelia Peabody

Next in the series: Children of the Storm (2003, 400 pages)

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The Golden One: reading time questions

How many pages is The Golden One?
The Golden One is about 460 pages. That is the median across the 20 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read The Golden One?
About 8 h 3 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h 23 min.
How many days to read The Golden One at 30 minutes a day?
About 17 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 33 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
What number is The Golden One in the Amelia Peabody series?
The Golden One is book 14 in Amelia Peabody by Elizabeth Peters.

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