How long does it take to read The Fist of God?
The Fist of God by Frederick Forsyth takes about 12 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 19 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1994. 672 pages, about 184,800 words.
25 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A Gulf War spy story featuring Mike Martin, an Arabic-speaking British agent. He is sent to Baghdad after the invasion of Kuwait to contact a mole in Saddam Hussein's entourage, but the information he obtains is so unbelievable, his superiors decide he's been duped. When they realize their mistake, Martin's mission becomes even more dangerous.
Subjects: Fiction, War stories, Fiction, war & military, Middle east, fiction, Fiction, thrillers, espionage
