How long does it take to read The Bear and the Dragon?
The Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy takes about 18 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 18 hours 51 minutes
A long haul
First published 2000. 1,028 pages, about 282,700 words.
38 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 31 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 18 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 11 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tom Clancy's 2000 novel continues the story of Jack Ryan, now serving as President of the United States, following directly on from Executive Orders. Tension builds between Russia and China, the bear and the dragon of the title. In Moscow, the head of the Russian foreign intelligence service survives an attempt on his life, and investigators suspect Chinese involvement. Meanwhile Ryan upsets Beijing by granting Taiwan diplomatic status, and an international incident during trade talks in China pushes the country toward a confrontation over Siberia's newly found oil and gold.
This summary was written by AI and checked by a second AI model. How these are chosen.
Subjects: International relations, Presidents, Fiction, World politics, Sr. Ryan, Jack (Fictitious character), Jack Ryan (Fictitious character)
