Reading time

How long does it take to read Words of Radiance?

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson is about 576 pages, so it takes about 10 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 21 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

10 h 5 min

Words of Radiance · Brandon Sanderson · first published 2014

Pages
576
30 min a day
21 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm13 h 20 min
Average adult · 238 wpm10 h 5 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm8 h
Very fast reader · 400 wpm6 h

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day41 days
30 minutes a day21 days
45 minutes a day14 days
60 minutes a day11 days

Page count: median of 3 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in The Stormlight Archive

Next in the series: Oathbringer (2017, 1243 pages)

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Words of Radiance: reading time questions

How many pages is Words of Radiance?
Words of Radiance is about 576 pages. That is the median across the 3 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Words of Radiance?
About 10 h 5 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.
How many days to read Words of Radiance at 30 minutes a day?
About 21 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 41 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
What number is Words of Radiance in the The Stormlight Archive series?
Words of Radiance is book 2 in The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

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