How long does it take to read Tides of Light?
Tides of Light by Gregory Benford takes about 6 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 6 hours 48 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1989. 371 pages, about 102,025 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
From the back cover: Onboard an ancient starship, Killeen and the Bishop tribe escape the mech-ruled world of Snowglade. Seeking refuge on a faraway planet, they discover vast wonders -- an organic life-form as large as a world, a planet-coring cosmic string, a community of humans ruled by a brutal tyrant, and ultimately an alien race more awesome than any they have encountered. As they battle for survival against those myriad dangers, Killeen and his crew will gain an unforeseen ally -- one that may determine humanity's true destiny.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence, Fiction, Human-alien encounters, Fiction, general
