How long does it take to read Mars?
Mars by Ben Bova takes about 10 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 11 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1992. 555 pages, about 152,625 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From the back cover of Bantam paperback July 1993: It is a world shrouded in mystery -- a planet pocked by meteors, baked by ultraviolet light, and covered by endless deserts the color of dried blood. To this harsh and unforgiving planet travel the twenty-five astronauts of the international Mars mission. Now, as the landers touch down and the base dome is inflated and the robotic explorers are sent aloft, they must somehow come together in a struggle of discovery and survival. Battling deadly meteor showers, subzero temperatures, and a mysterious "Mars virus," these intrepid explorers are on their way to the most incredible and shocking discovery of all.
Subjects: Fiction, Space flight, Astronauts, Space colonies, Exploration, Science fiction
