Reading time
How long does it take to read The Hammer of Thor?
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan is about 480 pages, so it takes about 8½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 17 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
8 h 24 min
The Hammer of Thor · Rick Riordan · first published 2016
- Pages
- 480
- 30 min a day
- 17 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 11 h 7 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 8 h 24 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 40 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 5 h |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 34 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 12 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 9 days |
Page count: median of 28 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
Next in the series: The Ship of the Dead (2017, 448 pages)
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The Hammer of Thor: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Hammer of Thor?
- The Hammer of Thor is about 480 pages. That is the median across the 28 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Hammer of Thor?
- About 8 h 24 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 40 min.
- How many days to read The Hammer of Thor at 30 minutes a day?
- About 17 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 34 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
- What number is The Hammer of Thor in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series?
- The Hammer of Thor is book 2 in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan.
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