How long does it take to read Shadow & Claw?
Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe takes about 8 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Book of the New Sun
Previous: The Citadel of the Autarch Next: The Urth of the New Sun
About 8 hours 39 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1983. 472 pages, about 129,800 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Shadow and Claw is an omnibus of the first two books of Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun. It chronicles the life and adventures of journeyman torturer Severian.
Subjects: Science fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, fantasy, epic, fantasy, science fantasy, far future
