How long does it take to read Darker Masques?
J. N. Williamson, Ed Gorman, Michael Seidman, Ray Russell, Melissa Mia Hall, D. W. Taylor, Thomas Millstead, Paul Dale Anderson, Graham Masterton, Alan Rogers, R. Patrick Gates, Ralph Rainwater Jr, Wayne Allen Sallee, Mark McNease, Bill Ryan, Rex Miller, Joey Froehlich, Diane Taylor, William F. Nolan, John Maclay, Gary A. Braunbeck, Mort Castle, Stanley Wiater, Bruce Boston, Robert Frazier, James Kisner, G. Wayne Miller, Joseph A. Citro, Steve Rasnic Tem, John Keefauver, Dan Simmons, Amanda Russell, Ray Bradbury, Chet Williamson, F. Paul Wilson, Denise Dumars, Gary Brandner, Darrell Schweitzer, Kathryn Ptacek, T. Winter-Damon, John Coyne, Cameron Nolan, Lois Tilton, Rick Hautala
Darker Masques by J. N. Williamson, Ed Gorman, Michael Seidman, Ray Russell, Melissa Mia Hall, D. W. Taylor, Thomas Millstead, Paul Dale Anderson, Graham Masterton, Alan Rogers, R. Patrick Gates, Ralph Rainwater Jr, Wayne Allen Sallee, Mark McNease, Bill Ryan, Rex Miller, Joey Froehlich, Diane Taylor, William F. Nolan, John Maclay, Gary A. Braunbeck, Mort Castle, Stanley Wiater, Bruce Boston, Robert Frazier, James Kisner, G. Wayne Miller, Joseph A. Citro, Steve Rasnic Tem, John Keefauver, Dan Simmons, Amanda Russell, Ray Bradbury, Chet Williamson, F. Paul Wilson, Denise Dumars, Gary Brandner, Darrell Schweitzer, Kathryn Ptacek, T. Winter-Damon, John Coyne, Cameron Nolan, Lois Tilton, Rick Hautala takes about 10 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 31 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2002. 574 pages, about 157,850 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Drifter / Ed Gorman for Michael Seidman Reflections / Ray Russell Happy family / Melissa Mia Hall and Douglas F. Winter Dew drop inn / D. W. Taylor Refractions / Thomas Millstead Spelling bee / Adobe James Better than one / Paul Dale Anderson Ever, ever, after / Graham Masterton Prometheus' declaration of love for the vulture (poem) / Alan Rogers Long lips / R. Patrick Gates Sinners / Ralph Rainwater, Jr. Sunday breakfast / Jeanette M. Hopper Third rail / Wayne Allen Sallee Coochie-coo / Mark McNease Wulgaru / Bill Ryan Luckiest man in the world / Rex Miller Boneless doll (poem) / Joey Froehlich Skull / Diane Taylor On 42nd Street / William F. Nolan Safe / John Maclay All but the ties eternal / Gary A. Braunbeck Pop is real smart / Mort Castle When the wall cries / Stanley Wiater Return to the mutant rain forest (poem) / Bruce Boston and Robert Frazier The willies / James Kisner Drinking party / K. Marie Ramsland Chosen one / G. Wayne Miller Them bald-headed snays / Joseph A. Citro Motherson / Steve Rasnic Tem Kill for me / John Keefauver Shave and a haircut, two bites / Dan Simmons Orchid nursery (poem) / Amanda Russell Of absence, darkness death: things which are not (poem) / Ray Bradbury The pack / Chet Williamson Children / Kristine Kathryn Rusch Sea gulls / Gahan Wilson Coming of night, the passing of day / Ed Gorman Please don't hurt me / F. Paul Wilson Splatter me an angel / James Kisner Untitled still life with infinity perspective / Rex Miller Pratfall / John Maclay Heart of Helen Day / Graham Masterton Nothing but the best / Brian MeNaughton (sic) Somewhere / Denise Dumars Milestone's face / Gary Brandner Julia's touch / David T. Connolly Savages / Darrell Schweitzer Collapse of civilization / Ray Russell Animal husbandry / Bruce Boston Sounds / Kathryn Ptacek Whispers of the unrepentant (poem) / T. Winter-Damon Obscene phone calls / John Coyne The children never lie / Cameron Nolan Other woman / Lois Tilton Love, hate, and the beautiful junkyard / Mort…
Subjects: American Horror tales, English Horror tales, Fiction, Supernatural, Fiction, fantasy, general
