How long does it take to read Shards of Honor?
Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold takes about 4 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Vorkosigan Saga
Next: The Warrior's Apprentice
About 4 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 272 pages, about 74,800 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Cordelia Naismith, captain of a Betan survey ship, is exploring a newly found planet when her camp comes under attack. Knocked unconscious, she wakes stranded with a wounded ensign and Aral Vorkosigan, a Barrayaran officer whose reputation as the "Butcher of Komarr" precedes him and whom a rival has abandoned. The three trek toward a hidden supply cache, and Cordelia finds him far from the monster his name suggests. Their meeting draws her into a conflict between Beta Colony and Barrayar, two worlds with sharply different societies. It is the first full-length Vorkosigan Saga novel.
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Subjects: Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general
