Reading time

How long does it take to read World Without End?

World Without End by Ken Follett is about 1200 pages, so it takes about 21 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 43 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

21 h 1 min

World Without End · Ken Follett · first published 2007

Pages
1200
30 min a day
43 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm27 h 47 min
Average adult · 238 wpm21 h 1 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm16 h 40 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm12 h 30 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day85 days
30 minutes a day43 days
45 minutes a day29 days
60 minutes a day22 days

Page count: median of 4 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in Kingsbridge

Next in the series: A Column of Fire (2017, 934 pages)

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World Without End: reading time questions

How many pages is World Without End?
World Without End is about 1200 pages. That is the median across the 4 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read World Without End?
About 21 h 1 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 16 h 40 min.
How many days to read World Without End at 30 minutes a day?
About 43 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 85 days, and at an hour a day about 22 days.
What number is World Without End in the Kingsbridge series?
World Without End is book 2 in Kingsbridge by Ken Follett.

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