How Long to Read The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9

How Long Does it Take to Read The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9 by Allan Kaster

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

Description

An unabridged collection spotlighting the "best of the best" science fiction stories published in 2016 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. In "The Art of Space Travel," by Nina Allan, the staff of a hotel prepares for the crew of a one-way mission to Mars on the heels of earlier disasters. An artist and his wife search for fulfillment in a utopian world created by AIs in "They Have all One Breath" by Karl Bunker. In "Patience Lake," by Matthew Claxton, an injured military cyborg helps defend a farm family that has helped him. In a top secret job, an all too conscious bus driver takes a non-cognizant alien and his human translator on a tour of the United States, in "Touring with the Alien" by Carolyn Ives Gilman. In "My Generations Shall Praise," by Samantha Henderson, a woman on death row is persuaded to have her mind overwritten so that a wealthy relative can use her as a host body. People adapting to a melted Antarctica evolve new folklore, superstitions, and myths in "Elves of Antarctica" by Paul McAuley. In "Red in Tooth and Cog," by Cat Rambo, a woman acquires a keen interest in the small domestic appliance AI ecosystem that evolves in a park after her phone is stolen. An ancient robot tells a human how it helped build the Great Ship, a planet-sized starship, from hyperfiber in "Parables of Infinity" by Robert Reed. In "Prodigal," by Gord Sellar, an uplifted family dog questions the relationship between dogs and humans and then takes action. And finally, in a Bradburyesque tale, people go to Mars via cheap, one-person, one-way spacecrafts called jalopies in "Terminal" by Lavie Tidhar.

How long is The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9?

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9 by Allan Kaster is 266 pages long, and a total of 68,096 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 12 minutes to read The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9?

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 9 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.

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