How long does it take to read The Cardinal of the Kremlin?
The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy takes about 11 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 29 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1988. 626 pages, about 172,150 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 29 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Two men possess vital data on Russia's Star Wars missile defense system. One of them is CARDINAL—America's highest agent in the Kremlin—and he's about to be terminated by the KGB. The other is the one American who can save CARDINAL and lead the world to the brink of peace…or war. Here is author Tom Clancy's heart-stopping masterpiece. A riveting novel of the most important issue of our time.
Subjects: Fiction, Intelligence service, Jack Ryan (Fictitious character), American Suspense fiction, John Clark (Fictitious character), Spy stories
