How long does it take to read Preludes & Nocturnes?
Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth takes about 4 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Sandman
Next: The Doll's House
About 4 hours 24 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1991. 240 pages, about 66,000 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Preludes and Nocturnes collects the first eight issues of The Sandman comic by Neil Gaiman published by DC Vertigo. The series centers on Morpheus (Dream of the Endless). Dream is imprisoned for decades by an occultist seeking immortality. Upon escaping, he must reclaim his objects of power while still in a weakened state, confronting an addict to his dream powder, the legions of Hell, and an all-powerful madman (Doctor Destiny) in the process.
Subjects: Dream, Endless, graphic novel, DC Vertigo, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Comics & graphic novels, horror
