How long does it take to read The Seventh Galaxy Reader?
Frederik Pohl, Algis Budrys, Ray Bradbury, Avram Davidson, Robert Bloch, Lester del Rey, Frederic Brown, R. A. Lafferty, Zenna Henderson, Cordwainer Smith, Judith Merril, Keith Laumer, Fritz Leiber, Margaret St. Clair, Damon Knight
The Seventh Galaxy Reader by Frederik Pohl, Algis Budrys, Ray Bradbury, Avram Davidson, Robert Bloch, Lester del Rey, Frederic Brown, R. A. Lafferty, Zenna Henderson, Cordwainer Smith, Judith Merril, Keith Laumer, Fritz Leiber, Margaret St. Clair, Damon Knight takes about 4 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 32 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1964. 247 pages, about 67,925 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Stories from Galaxy Magazine: 1960-1963. Introduction / Frederik Pohl. For love / Algis Budrys. Come into my cellar / Ray Bradbury. The tail-tied kings / Avram Davidson. Crime machine / Robert Bloch. Return engagement / Lester Del Rey. Earthmen bearing gifts / Frederic Brown. Rainbird / R.A. Lafferty. Three portraits and a prayer / Frederik Pohl. Something bright / Zenna Henderson. On the gem planet / Cordwainer Smith. The deep down dragon / Judith Merril. The king of the city / Keith Laumer. The beat cluster / Fritz Leiber. An old fashioned bird Christmas / Margaret St. Clair. The big pat boom / Damon Knight.
Subjects: Science fiction, anthology
