How long does it take to read Skyward?
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson takes about 9 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Skyward series
Previous: Defending Elysium Next: Starsight
About 9 hours 41 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2018. 528 pages, about 145,200 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 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
SPENSA'S WORLD HAS BEEN UNDER ATTACK FOR DECADES. Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and becoming one has always been Spensa's dream. Since she was a little girl, she has imagined soaring skyward and proving her bravery. But her fate is intertwined with her father's--a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, leaving Spensa the daughter of a coward, her chances of attending Flight School slim to none. No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, yet fate works in mysterious ways. Flight school might be a long shot, but she is determined to fly. And an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten cavern might just provide her with a way to claim the stars. This description comes from the publisher.
Subjects: Science fiction, Air pilots, Extraterrestrial beings, Survival, War, Fiction
