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Book 1 of The Inheritance Cycle · 2003

Eragon

by Christopher Paolini. 576 pages, about 11 hours to read. Rated 3.8 out of 5 by 232 Open Library readers.

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How long to read Eragon

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, Eragon takes about 11 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 576 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)18 hours
200 words/min13 hours
250 words/min (average)11 hours
300 words/min8.8 hours
400 words/min (fast)6.6 hours

In the series

All 5 The Inheritance Cycle books in order

Fantasy · Juvenile fiction · Dragons · Magic · Fiction · violence