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Eldritch

Keri Lake

At your speed≈ 13½ hrs

Pages676

Audiobook≈ 22½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

676 pages works out to roughly 203,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 13½ hrs — a week or more of evenings.

34 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — enough for an early score, not yet a firm one.

Worth-it score 6.5/10 — Worth the time (early). Readers 7.0 (34 early ratings on Hardcover) − length 0.5 = 6.5. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Eldritch?

Eldritch is 676 pages, or roughly 203,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Eldritch at three reading speeds.
Your paceWords per minuteTime to finish
Slow17519½ hrs
Average25013½ hrs
Fast4008½ hrs

Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 22½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Eldritch?
About 13½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Eldritch runs 676 pages, roughly 203,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 19½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 8½ hrs.
How many pages is Eldritch?
676 pages, which is about 203,000 words and 13½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, and only Hardcover lists a page count for it, so treat it as approximate.
Is Eldritch worth reading?
On early ratings, we score it 6.5 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Only 34 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far, so the score leans on the library average and will move as more ratings arrive; at about 13½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.5 for its length.
How long is the Eldritch audiobook?
About 22½ hrs, estimated from the 203,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

An eldritch magic has awakened, turning the mortal world darker. Colder. Famished. With flesh-eating monsters and a sinister curse spreading like a plague, the last glimmer of humanity in Foxglove Parish has long-since faded. For Maevyth and Zevander, the only chance of escape is through The Eating Woods.…

But fate has woven a new web, tangling the threads of destiny, and crossing the mystical boundary to Aethyria might not be so simple. As the bones of Maevyth's past are unearthed, and truths unravel with unsettling clarity, the possibility of never leaving Mortasia is becoming more of a reality. Unfortunately for Zevander, time is running out. The longer he stays in the mortal lands, deprived of essential vivicantem, the more he succumbs to the encroaching specter of madness. Or maybe those chasing shadows are someone hunting him. A wretched evil closing in, threatening to pull him into the darkest corners of his mind. Only this time, Maevyth may not have the power to save him.