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Cover of The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

Book · Fantasy and science fiction

The Lions of Al-Rassan

by Guy Gavriel Kay

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The Lions of Al-Rassan, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
689
Reading time
≈ 12 h 30 min
Checkpoints
19
Genre
Fantasy, SF
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How long does it take to read The Lions of Al-Rassan?

At 689 pages, The Lions of Al-Rassan is a long book. Expect about 12 hours 30 minutes of reading to finish it, based on 250 words per page and an average reading speed of 230 words per minute. A fast reader will go quicker; a careful read (or reading in a second language) will take longer.

At 30 minutes a day, that is about 25 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 10 reading days. For a book of this length (600 pages or more), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 6.4 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day25 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)10 days

Estimates; see the method at the bottom of the page.

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 19 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 36
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 73
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 109
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 145
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 181
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 218
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 254
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 290
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 326
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 363
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 399
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 435
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 471
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 508
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 544
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 580
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 616
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 653
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 689

In Vread, The Lions of Al-Rassan is split into 19 checkpoints, one every 36 pages or so. At each checkpoint, a question covers the passage you have just read: a correct answer validates the step, and your progress moves forward like a training plan.

The challenge: validate all 19 checkpoints through to the last page. No giant quiz at the end, no summary to copy out: short questions along the way that prove the book was actually read. It also works as a reading quiz to check your understanding before a test.

Also available in French on Vread.

Illustrative example

Checkpoint 1/19pp. 1–36

What a checkpoint looks like

A short, precise question about the pages you have just read: a character, a place, a choice.

The answer is in the text: reply in the app.

This is not a question from The Lions of Al-Rassan: to avoid spoilers, the real questions stay in the app.

Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.

Summary, quiz, reviews: frequently asked questions

How many pages is The Lions of Al-Rassan?
The edition listed on Vread has 689 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read The Lions of Al-Rassan?
About 12 hours 30 minutes of reading, or 25 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on The Lions of Al-Rassan?
Yes: the Vread app has 19 reading questions on The Lions of Al-Rassan, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of The Lions of Al-Rassan?
Vread does not publish summaries: the app supports reading the book itself, part by part. Checkpoint questions cover what you have just read, which makes them a good way to check you did not miss anything.

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Written by Vread from its catalogue data (page count of the listed edition, checkpoints, ratings aggregated from 10 ratings). No summary or publisher text is reproduced. Reading times are estimates; see the method in the Vread Reading Barometer (in French).