How long does it take to read Maelstrom?
Maelstrom by Taylor Anderson takes about 7 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Destroyermen
Previous: Crusade Next: Rising Tides
About 7 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2009. 387 pages, about 106,425 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The final thrilling chapter in the "gripping and riveting" (S. M. Stirling, bestselling author of The Scourge of God) Destroyermen Trilogy.Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy, along with the men and women of the USS Walker, are once again at war. Having sided with the peaceful Lemurians against the savage, reptilian Grik, they now find themselves scrambling to prepare for the attack that is sure to come, searching for resources to support their forces—even as they look for allies to join their struggle.Meanwhile, the Japanese juggernaut Amagi, also trapped in this strange world, is under Grik control—with her fanatical commander approaching madness. And soon they will have amassed a force that no amount of firepower and technology will be able to stop.As the raging conflict approaches, Reddy, his crew, his allies, and his loved ones face annihilation. But if there is one thing they have learned about their new world, it is that hope—and help—may be just over the horizon."Anderson has brought a fresh new perspective to the tale of crosstime shipwreck."—S. M. Stirling
Subjects: Fiction, Imaginary wars and battles, Science Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, alternative history
