How long does it take to read Shadow Man?
Shadow Man by Melissa Scott takes about 5 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1995. 320 pages, about 88,000 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Living on a planet where one's sex is a matter of choice, Warreven, whose decision to be a man precluded his marriage to the planet's prince, suffers a bizarre identity crisis.
Subjects: Gender identity, Fiction, Science fiction, LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner
