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How long does it take to read The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction?

Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Tom Reamy, Randall Garrett, Charles V. de Vet, Katherine MacLean, Avram Davidson, Jack Vance, William Temple, Philip K. Dick, Larry Niven, Edward Wellen, Wilson Tucker, William Tenn, Clifford D. Simak

The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Tom Reamy, Randall Garrett, Charles V. de Vet, Katherine MacLean, Avram Davidson, Jack Vance, William Temple, Philip K. Dick, Larry Niven, Edward Wellen, Wilson Tucker, William Tenn, Clifford D. Simak takes about 8 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 22 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1979. 456 pages, about 125,400 words.

17 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 13 hours 56 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 22 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 14 minutes

The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The Universe of Science Fiction - essay by Isaac Asimov The Detweiler Boy - novelette by Tom Reamy The Ipswich Phial - novelette by Randall Garrett Second Game - novelette by Charles V. De Vet and Katherine MacLean The Ceaseless Stone - short story by Avram Davidson Coup de Grace - short story by Jack Vance The Green Car - novelette by William F. Temple War Game - short story by Philip K. Dick The Singing Bell - short story by Isaac Asimov ARM - novella by Larry Niven Mouthpiece - novella by Edward Wellen Time Exposures - novelette by Wilson Tucker How-2 - novelette by Clifford D. Simak Time in Advance - novelette by William Tenn

Subjects: American Science fiction, American Detective and mystery stories

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