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How long does it take to read Hex and the City?

Simon R. Green

Hex and the City by Simon R. Green takes about 5 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 4 of Nightside

Previous: Nightingale's Lament Next: Paths Not Taken

About 5 hours 15 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2005. 286 pages, about 78,650 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 44 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 15 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 17 minutes

The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Lady Luck has hired John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside--the dark heart of London where it's always 3 A.M. But when he starts to uncover facts about his long-vanished mother, the Nightside--and all of existence-- could be snuffed out.

Subjects: Private investigators, Fiction, Fantasy, City and town life

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