Reading time
How long does it take to read The Ship of the Dead?
The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan is about 448 pages, so it takes about 8 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 16 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
7 h 51 min
The Ship of the Dead · Rick Riordan · first published 2017
- Pages
- 448
- 30 min a day
- 16 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h 22 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 7 h 51 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 13 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 40 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 32 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 8 days |
Page count: median of 26 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Ship of the Dead: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Ship of the Dead?
- The Ship of the Dead is about 448 pages. That is the median across the 26 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Ship of the Dead?
- About 7 h 51 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 13 min.
- How many days to read The Ship of the Dead at 30 minutes a day?
- About 16 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 32 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
- What number is The Ship of the Dead in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series?
- The Ship of the Dead is book 3 in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan.
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