How long does it take to read Dreamsnake?
Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre takes about 5 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 44 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 313 pages, about 86,075 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In a world devastated by nuclear holocaust, Snake is a healer. One of an elite band dedicated to caring for sick humanity, she goes wherever her skills are needed. With her she takes the three deadly reptiles through which her cures are accomplished: a cobra, a rattlesnake, and the dreamsnake, a creature whose hallucinogenic venom brings not healing but an easeful death for the terminally ill. Rare and valuable is this dreamsnake. When Grass is wantonly slain, Snake must journey across perilous landscapes to find another to take its place...
Subjects: Hugo Award Winner, science fiction, sci-fi, Fiction, science fiction, general
