How long does it take to read Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales?
Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin, Poul Anderson, Alan Bloch, Anthony Boucher, Fredric Brown, Charles Muñoz, Cleve Cartmill, Peter Grainger, James Causey, Arthur C. Clarke, Mildred Clingerman, Roger D. Aycock, Arthur Feldman, Jack Finney, Stuart Friedman, Lawrence L. LeShan, Donald A. Wollheim, Marion Gross, Robert A. Heinlein, Albert Hernhuter, H. B. Hickey, Wayland Hilton Young, Damon Knight, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Fritz Leiber, Jack Lewis, John D. MacDonald, Avro Manhattan, Winston K. Marks, John P. McKnight, Lion Miller, Alan Nelson, Alan Edward Nourse, Peter Phillips, Arthur Porges, Mack Reynolds, Frank M. Robinson, Edward G. Robles Jr., Eric Frank Russell, James H. Schmitz, Howard Schoenfeld, Margaret St. Clair, Robert Sheckley, Walt Sheldon, Evelyn E. Smith, Will Stanton, Theodore Sturgeon, William Tenn, A. E. van Vogt, Ralph Williams, S. Fowler Wright, Karen Anderson
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales by Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin, Poul Anderson, Alan Bloch, Anthony Boucher, Fredric Brown, Charles Muñoz, Cleve Cartmill, Peter Grainger, James Causey, Arthur C. Clarke, Mildred Clingerman, Roger D. Aycock, Arthur Feldman, Jack Finney, Stuart Friedman, Lawrence L. LeShan, Donald A. Wollheim, Marion Gross, Robert A. Heinlein, Albert Hernhuter, H. B. Hickey, Wayland Hilton Young, Damon Knight, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Fritz Leiber, Jack Lewis, John D. MacDonald, Avro Manhattan, Winston K. Marks, John P. McKnight, Lion Miller, Alan Nelson, Alan Edward Nourse, Peter Phillips, Arthur Porges, Mack Reynolds, Frank M. Robinson, Edward G. Robles Jr., Eric Frank Russell, James H. Schmitz, Howard Schoenfeld, Margaret St. Clair, Robert Sheckley, Walt Sheldon, Evelyn E. Smith, Will Stanton, Theodore Sturgeon, William Tenn, A. E. van Vogt, Ralph Williams, S. Fowler Wright, Karen Anderson takes about 5 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 16 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1963. 287 pages, about 78,925 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Ballade of an Artificial Satellite - poem by Poul Anderson The Fun They Had - juvenile - short story by Isaac Asimov Men Are Different - short story by Alan Bloch The Ambassadors - short story by Anthony Boucher The Weapon - short story by Fredric Brown Random Sample - short story by T. P. Caravan Oscar - short story by Cleve Cartmill The Mist - short story by Peter Grainger [as by Peter Cartur] Teething Ring - short story by James Causey The Haunted Space Suit - short story by Arthur C. Clarke (variant of Who's There? 1958) Stair Trick - short story by Mildred Clingerman Unwelcome Tenant - short story by Roger Dee The Mathematicians - short story by Arthur Feldman The Third Level - short story by Jack Finney Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful! - short story by Stuart Friedman The Figure - short story by Lawrence L. LeShan [as by Edward Grendon] The Rag Thing - short story by Donald A. Wollheim [as by David Grinnell] The Good Provider - short story by Marion Gross Columbus Was a Dope - short story by Robert A. Heinlein Texas Week - short story by Albert Hernhuter Hilda - short story by H. B. Hickey The Choice - short story by Wayland Hilton-Young [as by W. Hilton-Young] Not with a Bang - short story by Damon Knight The Altar at Midnight - short story by C. M. Kornbluth A Bad Day for Sales - short story by Fritz Leiber Who's Cribbing? - short story by Jack Lewis Spectator Sport - short story by John D. MacDonald The Cricket Ball - short story by Avro Manhattan Double-Take - short story by Winston K. Marks Prolog - short story by John P. McKnight The Available Data on the Worp Reaction - short story by Lion Miller Narapoia - short story by Alan Nelson Tiger by the Tail - short story by Alan E. Nourse Counter Charm - short story by Peter Phillips The Fly - short story by Arthur Porges The Business, As Usual - short story by Mack Reynolds Two Weeks in August - short story by Frank M. Robinson See? - short story by Edward G. Robles, Jr. Appointment at Noon - short story by…
Subjects: Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Anthologie, Science-Fiction
