How long does it take to read The Shadow Speaker?
The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2007. 352 pages, about 96,800 words. Written for children.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In West Africa in 2070, after fifteen-year-old "shadow speaker" Ejii witnesses her father's beheading, she embarks on a dangerous journey across the Sahara to find Jaa, her father's killer, and upon finding her, she also discovers a greater purpose to her life and to the mystical powers she possesses.
Subjects: Fantasy, Fiction, Children's fiction, Sahara, fiction, Africa, west, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction
