How long does it take to read Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen?
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen by H. Beam Piper takes about 3 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Paratime series
Previous: Last Enemy
About 3 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1965. 192 pages, about 52,800 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A State Trooper steps around a tree and finds himself in a another world. Fortunate for him he was a student of military history because the new world he finds himself in, needs him. State Trooper Calvin becomes Lord Kalvin due to his knowledge of early gunpowder and weapons. Classic Science Fiction, multi-dimensional travel into an alternate universe where there is a corrupt gunpowder theocracy just waiting to be broken up, a beautiful princess and lots of black powder weapons. Probably the first SF alternate history story from a historical perspective, Piper beat everyone to this genre, and did it so well at it that it took several decades for any competitors to appear. Good characters, good action, good historical analysis.
Subjects: gunpowder weapons, Paratime, Fiction, science fiction, general
