How long does it take to read Ruins?
Ruins by Orson Scott Card takes about 9 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of The Pathfinder trilogy
Previous: Pathfinder Next: Visitors
About 9 hours 58 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2012. 544 pages, about 149,600 words. Written for children.
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 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
To prevent the destruction of his planet, teenaged Rigg Sessamekesh, who can manipulate time, must assume more responsibility when he and others travel back 11,000 years to the arrival of human starships.
Subjects: Science fiction, Space colonies, Time travel, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Action & Adventure
