About This Book
THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER βOne for Philip Pullman fansβ THE TIMES βThis one is an automatic buyβ GLAMOUR βAmbitious, sweeping and epicβ EVENING STANDARD βRazor-sharpβ DAILY MAIL βAn ingenious fantasy about empireβ GUARDIAN
Reading Time Estimates
14h 16m
slow reader
180 WPM
10h 16m
average reader
250 WPM
7h 20m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 154,000 wordsπ
21 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
10 h 16 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
11 h 24 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
17 h 7 min
Audio 2x
8 h 33 min
That's about:
- π 21 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π21 commutesΒ of 30 min each