How long does it take to read Sword & Citadel?
The Sword of the Lictor & The Citadel of the Autarch
Sword & Citadel by Gene Wolfe takes about 7 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1994. 416 pages, about 114,400 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 46 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 second two books of Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun. It chronicles the life and adventures of journeyman torturer Severian.
Subjects: dying sun, guild, medieval, far future, fantasy, science fantasy
