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How long does it take to read Night Mare?

Piers Anthony

Night Mare by Piers Anthony takes about 5 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 6 of Xanth

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About 5 hours 38 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1983. 307 pages, about 84,425 words.

12 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 9 hours 23 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 38 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 31 minutes

The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Although the Nextwave of barbarian warriors was invading Xanth, Mare Imbrium discovered that ever since she had gained the half soul, the night mare had begun to mishandle her job of delivering bad dreams. Exiled to the day world with a message for King Trent, Mare met the relentless, unforgiving Horseman. For the night mare, it began to be all a horrible nightmare!From the Paperback edition.

Subjects: Fantasy, Fiction, Xanth (Imaginary place), American Fantasy fiction, Mythical Animals, Magic

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