How long does it take to read The Fall of the Towers?
The Fall of the Towers by Samuel R. Delany takes about 7 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1966. 415 pages, about 114,125 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 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From back cover Sphere paperback 1977: The Empire of Toromon was the last hope and refuge of mankind Sealed off from the charred radioactive wastelands by the radiation barrier, the Empire survived to face new adversaries deadlier even than the Great Fire. The Lord of the Flames, a force of evil devoid of physical substance. The berserk computer which guided the Empire's military complex. And an alien intelligence which crossed the abyss of space in search of new worlds to conquer.
Subjects: American Science fiction, English Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general
