How long does it take to read The Fall?
The Fall by Garth Nix takes about 3 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Seventh Tower
Next: Castle
About 3 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2000. 195 pages, about 53,625 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tal has lived his whole life in darkness. He has never left his home, a mysterious castle of seven towers. He does not see the threat that will tear apart his family and his world. But Tal cannot stay safe forever. When danger strikes, he must desperately climb the Red Tower to steal a Sunstone. He reaches the top... ...and then he falls into a strange and unknown world of warriors, ice ships, and hidden magic. There Tal makes an enemy who will save his life and holds the key to his future.
Subjects: Fantasy ., Juvenile fiction, Responsibility in adolescence, Fantasy, Theft, Castles
