How long does it take to read The Killing Moon?
The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin takes about 7 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Dreamblood
Next: The Shadowed Sun
About 7 hours 40 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2012. 418 pages, about 114,950 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 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
FOLLOWING HER SERIES, HUGO, NEBULA, AND WORLD FANTASY-NOMINATED DEBUT SERIES, N. K. JEMISIN RETURNS WITH A CAPTIVATING NEW TALE. In the ancient city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. Upon its rooftops and among the shadows of its cobbled streets wait the Gatherers--the keepers of this peace. Their duty is to harvest the magic of the sleeping mind and use it to heal, soothe...and kill those judged corrupt. But when a conspiracy blooms within Gujaareh's great temple, Ehiru--the most famous of the city's Gatherers--must question everything he knows. Someone, or something, is stalking its prey both in Gujaareh's alleys and the realm of dreams. Ehiru must now protect the woman he was sent to kill--or watch the city be devoured by war and forbidden magic. This description comes from the publisher. The Killing Moon is the first book in the Dreamblood Duology.
Subjects: Magic, Conspiracies, Dreams, Fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Corruption