How Long to Read The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8

How Long Does it Take to Read The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8 by Allan Kaster

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

An unabridged collection of the best-of-the-best science fiction stories published in 2015 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. In "My Last Bringback," by John Barnes, an expert on restoring the memories of Alzheimer's patients becomes her own patient. A young man living in a bubble habitat on the ocean floor of Venus must deal with terraforming gone awry in "The Tumbledowns of Cleopatra Abyss," by David Brin. In "Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight," winner of the British Science Fiction Association Award, by Aliette de Bodard, the death of a scientist in the Dai Viet interstellar empire is mourned. The shipmind of a cobbled together fighter spacecraft and its pilot press on under dire circumstances in "Damage" by David Levine. An aristocrat's trip to Venus, in search of her disgraced brother, is memorialized by papercuts of flora native to this planet in "Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan," by Ian McDonald. In "The Audience," by Sean McMullen, a spacecraft's trek to another planet discovers a malevolent species interested in Earth. An AI is on a mission to the outer reaches of the solar system to found a sanctuary in a posthuman universe in "Empty," by Robert Reed. In "A Murmuration," by Alastair Reynolds, a scientist struggles to publish a paper on her exhilarating findings on the flocking behavior of birds. In the dystopian future of "Two-Year Man," by Kelly Robson, a janitor brings a mutant baby home to his wife hoping to fill their lives with love. And finally, an android medical attendant, capable of mimicking family members, cares for an Alzheimer's patient in "Today I Am Paul," by Martin L. Shoemaker.

How long is The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8?

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8 by Allan Kaster is 268 pages long, and a total of 69,144 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8?

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 8 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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