How long does it take to read The Sum of All Fears?
The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy takes about 16 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 16 hours 45 minutes
A long haul
First published 1991. 914 pages, about 251,350 words.
34 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 27 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 16 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 47 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Peace may finally be at hand in the Middle East -- as Jack Ryan lays the groundwork for a plan that could end centuries of conflict. But ruthless terrorists have a final, desperate card to play; with one terrible act, distrust mounts, forces collide, and the floundering U.S. president seems unable to cope with the crisis. With the world on the verge of nuclear disaster, Ryan must frantically seek a solution -- before the chiefs of state lose control of themselves and the world.
Subjects: Intelligence service, Jack Ryan (Fictitious character), Fiction, Nuclear warfare, Spies, Terrorism
