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How long does it take to read Digital Fortress?

Dan Brown

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown takes about 8 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 12 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1998. 447 pages, about 122,925 words.

17 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 13 hours 40 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 12 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 7 minutes

The page count is the median across 86 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Digital Fortress is a techno-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published in 1998 by St. Martin's Press. The book explores the theme of government surveillance of electronically stored information on the private lives of citizens, and the possible civil liberties and ethical implications of using such technology.

Content warnings (AI-checked, may be incomplete)
  • violence

How these are chosen

Subjects: techno-thriller, supercomputers, Se curite informatique, Intelligence officers, Cryptographers, Fiction

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