How long does it take to read The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction?
Short Novels of the 1970s
Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg, Donald Kingsbury, Joan D. Vinge, Frederik Pohl, Norman Spinrad, Edward Wellen, Larry Niven, John Varley, Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson
The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg, Donald Kingsbury, Joan D. Vinge, Frederik Pohl, Norman Spinrad, Edward Wellen, Larry Niven, John Varley, Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson takes about 9 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 54 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1992. 540 pages, about 148,500 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Born with the Dead, 1974, Robert Silverberg The Moon Goddess and the Son, 1979, Donald Kingsbury Tin Soldier, 1974, Joan D. Vinge In the Problem Pit, 1973, Frederik Pohl Riding the Torch, 1974, Norman Spinrad Mouthpiece, 1974, Edward Wellen ARM, 1975, Larry Niven The Persistence of Vision, 1978, John Varley The Queen of Air and Darkness, 1971, Poul Anderson The Monster and the Maiden, 1976, Gordon R. Dickson
Subjects: American Science fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy fiction
