How long does it take to read A Dark and Hungry God Arises?
the gap into power
A Dark and Hungry God Arises by Stephen R. Donaldson takes about 9 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of The Gap Cycle
Previous: Forbidden Knowledge Next: Chaos and Order
About 9 hours 30 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1992. 518 pages, about 142,450 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A master storyteller, Stephen R. Donaldson established a worldwide reputation with his unforgettable, critically acclaimed fantasy series The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant. Then, with The Real Story and Forbidden Knowledge, he launched a thrilling new science fiction series. Now the galactic epic continues as humanity struggles against the forces of ultimate evil--and its own dark nature.The stage is set of confrontation at Billingate--illegal shipyard, haven for pirates and brigands, where every vice flourishes and every appetite can be sated. Gateway to the alien realm of the Amnion, the shipyard is a clearinghouse for all they require to fulfill their mutagenic plans against humanity.It is here that the fate of Morn Hyland is to be decided amid a kaleidoscopic whirl of plot and counterplot, treachery and betrayal.As schemes unravel to reveal yet deeper designs, Morn, Nick, Angus' lives may all be forfeit as pawns in the titanic game played our between Warden Dios, dedicated director of the UMC Police, and the Dragon, greed-driven ruler of the UMC. Here, the future of humankind hangs on the uncertain fortune of Morn Hyland in a daring novel of epic power and suspense, relentlessly gripping from first page to last.From the Paperback edition.
Subjects: Fiction, Milos Taverner (Fictitious character), Angus Thermopyle (Fictitious character), Nick Succorso (Fictitious character), Morn Hyland (Fictitious character), English fiction
