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The fountains of paradise — Arthur C. Clarke

The fountains of paradise

by Arthur C. Clarke

260 pages

About This Book

This Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel is reissued in this trade paperback edition. Vannemar Morgan's dream of linking Earth with the stars requires a 24,000-mile-high space elevator. But first he must solve a million technical, political, and economic problems while allaying the wrath of God. Inc...

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6h 37m

slow reader

180 WPM

4h 46m

average reader

250 WPM

3h 24m

fast reader

350 WPM

📖 71,500 words📅 10 days at 30 min/day

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WPM

Reading time

4 h 46 min

at 250 words per minute

Audiobook (1.5x)

5 h 18 min

at 1.5x narration speed

Audio 1x

7 h 57 min

Audio 2x

3 h 58 min

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  • 📅10 days reading 30 min/day
  • 🚇10 commutes of 30 min each