Cover of The Hero of Ages
Reading time

How long does it take to read The Hero of Ages?

by Brandon Sanderson

At an average pace

10h 29m

157,300 words at 250 a minute

At 30 minutes a day, you would finish in about 3 weeks.

That is 21 sessions with The Hero of Ages.

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45 minutes a day would finish it in about 2 weeks.

This estimate uses a representative 572-page edition. Page counts can differ between editions, formats, and printings.

How many words is The Hero of Ages?

The Hero of Ages is about 157,300 words, estimated from its 572 pages at about 275 words a page. At 250 words a minute, that comes to 10 hours 29 minutes.

We use 250 words a minute, not the 300 most calculators assume. A 2019 meta-analysis of 190 studies puts silent adult reading nearer 238 for non-fiction and 260 for fiction.

How many pages is The Hero of Ages?

Catalog page count
572
Edition ISBN
9780765316899
Author
Brandon Sanderson
Series
Mistborn, book 3
Genre
fantasy, paranormal

These details come from the ReadersGuild catalog. Look up this edition on Google Books. The word count is estimated from pages, not counted from the text. Introductions, notes, and layout can affect the estimate.

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