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How long does it take to read He Who Drowned the World?

Shelley Parker-Chan

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan takes about 7 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 2 of The Radiant Emperor

Previous: She Who Became the Sun

About 7 hours 20 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2023. 400 pages, about 110,000 words.

15 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 12 hours 13 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 20 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 35 minutes

The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

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