How long does it take to read Best of the Best?
Best of the Best by Gardner Dozois takes about 12 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Year's Best Science Fiction
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About 12 hours 37 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2005. 688 pages, about 189,200 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 21 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Features the finest science fiction writings from the past two decades of the annual "The Year's Best Science Fiction," including writings from such authors as Greg Bear, Pat Cadigan, Robert Silverberg, and Ursula K. Le Guin.
Subjects: American Science fiction, English Science fiction, Science fiction
