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Book · Fantasy and science fiction

Wind and Truth

by Brandon Sanderson

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start Wind and Truth, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
1,312
Reading time
≈ 23 h 50 min
Checkpoints
50
Genre
Fantasy, SF

Free on iPhone and Android.

How long does it take to read Wind and Truth?

At 1,312 pages, Wind and Truth is a doorstopper. Expect about 23 hours 50 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 48 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 19 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 day48 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)19 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 50 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 26
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 52
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 79
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 105
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 131
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 157
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 184
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 210
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 236
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 262
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 289
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 315
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 341
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 367
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 394
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 420
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 446
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 472
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 499
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 525
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 551
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 577
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 604
  24. Checkpoint 24, page 630
  25. Checkpoint 25, page 656
  26. Checkpoint 26, page 682
  27. Checkpoint 27, page 708
  28. Checkpoint 28, page 735
  29. Checkpoint 29, page 761
  30. Checkpoint 30, page 787
  31. Checkpoint 31, page 813
  32. Checkpoint 32, page 840
  33. Checkpoint 33, page 866
  34. Checkpoint 34, page 892
  35. Checkpoint 35, page 918
  36. Checkpoint 36, page 945
  37. Checkpoint 37, page 971
  38. Checkpoint 38, page 997
  39. Checkpoint 39, page 1023
  40. Checkpoint 40, page 1050
  41. Checkpoint 41, page 1076
  42. Checkpoint 42, page 1102
  43. Checkpoint 43, page 1128
  44. Checkpoint 44, page 1155
  45. Checkpoint 45, page 1181
  46. Checkpoint 46, page 1207
  47. Checkpoint 47, page 1233
  48. Checkpoint 48, page 1260
  49. Checkpoint 49, page 1286
  50. Checkpoint 50, page 1312

In Vread, Wind and Truth is split into 50 checkpoints, one every 26 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 50 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 1/50pp. 1–26

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 Wind and Truth: 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 Wind and Truth?
The edition listed on Vread has 1,312 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Wind and Truth?
About 23 hours 50 minutes of reading, or 48 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Wind and Truth?
Yes: the Vread app has 50 reading questions on Wind and Truth, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Wind and Truth?
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.

Read Wind and Truth with Vread

Add the book to your library, read at your own pace in whatever format you use, and validate each checkpoint. Vread is free on iPhone and Android.

Take the challenge

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).