How long does it take to read Chthon?
Chthon by Piers Anthony takes about 4 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1967. 234 pages, about 64,350 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From back cover Berkley paperback September 1984: It was a new word for Hell. An escape-proof prison mine, where the worst criminals in the Universe were condemned to perpetual suffering in the ruby darkness. Aton had committed the unpardonable crime. He was condemned to Chthon for loving the minionette, the sensuous siren-spirit no man was allowed to possess... or even desire. And to find out who she was and why she was forbidden, Aton had to do what none before him had ever done. Escape from Chthon!
Subjects: American Science fiction, Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, general, Extraterrestrial beings, Fiction
