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Book 4 of Malazan Book of the Fallen · 2002

House of Chains

by Steven Erikson. 732 pages, about 13 hours to read. Rated 4.3 out of 5 by 21 Open Library readers.

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How long to read House of Chains

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, House of Chains takes about 13 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 732 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)22 hours
200 words/min17 hours
250 words/min (average)13 hours
300 words/min11 hours
400 words/min (fast)8.4 hours

In the series

All 10 Malazan Book of the Fallen books in order

Fantasy · Fiction · Fiction, fantasy, general · Military Fantasy · Imaginary wars and battles · Battles