Reading time
How long does it take to read Wizard's First Rule?
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind is about 595 pages, so it takes about 10½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 21 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
10 h 25 min
Wizard's First Rule · Terry Goodkind · first published 1994
- Pages
- 595
- 30 min a day
- 21 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 13 h 46 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 10 h 25 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 16 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 12 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 42 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 11 days |
Page count: median of 51 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in The Sword of Truth
Next in the series: Stone of Tears (1995, 768 pages)
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Wizard's First Rule: reading time questions
- How many pages is Wizard's First Rule?
- Wizard's First Rule is about 595 pages. That is the median across the 51 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Wizard's First Rule?
- About 10 h 25 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 8 h 16 min.
- How many days to read Wizard's First Rule at 30 minutes a day?
- About 21 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 42 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
- What number is Wizard's First Rule in the The Sword of Truth series?
- Wizard's First Rule is book 1 in The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind.