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The Well of Ascension

by Brandon Sanderson

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The Well of Ascension, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
590
Reading time
≈ 10 h 40 min
Checkpoints
25
Genre
Fantasy, SF
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How long does it take to read The Well of Ascension?

At 590 pages, The Well of Ascension is a long book. Expect about 10 hours 40 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 22 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 9 reading days. For a book of this length (400 to 599 pages), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 5.3 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day22 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)9 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 25 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 24
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 47
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 71
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 94
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 118
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 142
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 165
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 189
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 212
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 236
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 260
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 283
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 307
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 330
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 354
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 378
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 401
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 425
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 448
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 472
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 496
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 519
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 543
  24. Checkpoint 24, page 566
  25. Checkpoint 25, page 590

In Vread, The Well of Ascension is split into 25 checkpoints, one every 24 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 25 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 1/25pp. 1–24

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 Well of Ascension: 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 Well of Ascension?
The edition listed on Vread has 590 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read The Well of Ascension?
About 10 hours 40 minutes of reading, or 22 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on The Well of Ascension?
Yes: the Vread app has 25 reading questions on The Well of Ascension, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of The Well of Ascension?
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).