How long does it take to read The Sun and the Star?
The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro takes about 8 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Nico di Angelo Adventures
Next: The Court of the Dead
About 8 hours 44 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2023. 476 pages, about 130,900 words. Written for children.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life–literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the two demigods can overcome any obstacle or foe. At least, that’s been the case so far . . . Now Nico is being plagued by a voice calling out to him from Tartarus, the lowest part of the Underworld. He thinks he knows who it is: a reformed Titan named Bob whom Percy and Annabeth had to leave behind when they escaped Hades’s realm. Nico’s dreams and Rachel Dare’s latest prophecy leave little doubt in Nico’s mind that Bob is in some kind of trouble. Nico has to go on this quest, whether Mr. D and Chiron like it or not. And of course Will insists on coming with. But can a being made of light survive in the darkest part of the world? and what does the prophecy mean that Nico will have to “leave something of equal value behind?” Nico will have to face demons both internal and external as his relationship with Will is tested to the core in this standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters in the Percy Jackson saga.
Subjects: Fantasy, Mythology, LGBT, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Queer
