How long does it take to read Return to Mars?
Ben Bova, Bruno Bodin
Return to Mars by Ben Bova, Bruno Bodin takes about 9 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Grand Tour
Next: Jupiter
About 9 hours 58 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1999. 544 pages, about 149,600 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 14 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Jamie Waterman is named commander of a second journey back to Mars, where he must overcome a destructive rivalry, emotional upheaval, and a series of deadly "accidents" to unlock the secrets of the Martian world.
Subjects: Science fiction, Interplanetary voyages, Space flight to Mars, Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Exploration
