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