How long does it take to read Gardens of the Sun?
Gardens of the Sun by Paul J. McAuley takes about 8 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of The Quiet War
Previous: The Quiet War Next: In the Mouth of the Whale
About 8 hours 3 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2009. 439 pages, about 120,725 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Weaving a plot that constantly keeps you guessing about what might happen next, McAuley's vision of the future is compelling and vivid. A hugely impressive near-future space opera." -- Cover.
Subjects: Space colonies, Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, space opera
