About This Book
Six-time Hugo Award winner Ben Bova chronicles the saga of humankind's expansion beyond the solar system in The Precipice. Once, Dan Randolph was one of the richest men on Earth. Now the planet is spiraling into environmental disaster, with floods and earthquakes destroying the lives of millions. Ra...
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Reading Time Estimates
11h 6m
slow reader
180 WPM
8h 0m
average reader
250 WPM
5h 43m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 119,900 words📅 16 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
7 h 60 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
8 h 53 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
13 h 19 min
Audio 2x
6 h 40 min
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- 📅16 days reading 30 min/day
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