How long does it take to read Consider Phlebas?
Consider Phlebas by Iain Banks takes about 8 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Culture series
Next: The Player of Games
About 8 hours 38 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1987. 471 pages, about 129,525 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Consider Phlebas is perhaps one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless the first, of the revelationary late Iain M. Banks' science fiction books. Consider Phlebas introduces us to the complex world of the mind-controlling, ubiquitous utopia of the Culture, which contrasts to their mortal sentient enemies. Iain Banks creates an imaginative and encapsulating premise to keep the reader hooked for more, with hints of science fiction and alien humour to liven a deadly race against an omnipotent foe.
Subjects: Fiction, Imaginary wars and battles, Science Fiction, Long now manual for civilization
