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Book 5 of The Inheritance Cycle · 2023

Murtagh

by Christopher Paolini. 696 pages, about 13 hours to read. Rated 4.4 out of 5 by 5 Open Library readers.

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How long to read Murtagh

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, Murtagh takes about 13 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 696 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)21 hours
200 words/min16 hours
250 words/min (average)13 hours
300 words/min11 hours
400 words/min (fast)8 hours

In the series

All 5 The Inheritance Cycle books in order

New York Times bestseller · Fantasy · dragons · medieval fantasy · Dragons, fiction · Fantasy fiction