How long does it take to read The Black Cloud?
The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle takes about 4 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1957. 223 pages, about 61,325 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 36 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The novel's plot revolves around the consequences of the Earth's sun being blocked out by an "intelligent" black cloud.
Subjects: Interstellar matter, Fiction, Science fiction, English Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, End of the world (Astronomy)
