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Book 1 of The Heroes of Olympus · 2010

The Lost Hero

by Rick Riordan. 556 pages, about 10 hours to read. Rated 4.4 out of 5 by 174 Open Library readers.

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How long to read The Lost Hero

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Lost Hero takes about 10 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 556 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)17 hours
200 words/min13 hours
250 words/min (average)10 hours
300 words/min8.5 hours
400 words/min (fast)6.4 hours

In the series

All 5 The Heroes of Olympus books in order

Serie:The_Heroes_of_Olympus · nyt:chapter_books=2010-11-06 · New York Times bestseller · fantasy · adventure · kids