Reading time
How long does it take to read The Neutronium Alchemist?
The Neutronium Alchemist by Peter F. Hamilton is about 744 pages, so it takes about 13 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 27 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
13 h 2 min
The Neutronium Alchemist · Peter F. Hamilton · first published 1997
- Pages
- 744
- 30 min a day
- 27 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 17 h 13 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 13 h 2 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 10 h 20 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 7 h 45 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 53 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 27 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 18 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 14 days |
Page count: median of 19 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in The Night's Dawn Trilogy
Next in the series: The Naked God (1999, 1179 pages)
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The Neutronium Alchemist: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Neutronium Alchemist?
- The Neutronium Alchemist is about 744 pages. That is the median across the 19 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Neutronium Alchemist?
- About 13 h 2 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 10 h 20 min.
- How many days to read The Neutronium Alchemist at 30 minutes a day?
- About 27 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 53 days, and at an hour a day about 14 days.
- What number is The Neutronium Alchemist in the The Night's Dawn Trilogy series?
- The Neutronium Alchemist is book 2 in The Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton.
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