Book 4 of Mortal Engines Quartet · 2006
A Darkling Plain
by Philip Reeve. 559 pages, about 10 hours to read. Rated 4.0 out of 5 by 1 Open Library readers.
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How long to read A Darkling Plain
At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, A Darkling Plain takes about 10 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 559 pages.
| Your pace | Time |
|---|---|
| 150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud) | 17 hours |
| 200 words/min | 13 hours |
| 250 words/min (average) | 10 hours |
| 300 words/min | 8.5 hours |
| 400 words/min (fast) | 6.4 hours |
In the series
- Before this3. Infernal Devices
- This book4. A Darkling Plain
All 4 Mortal Engines Quartet books in order
Juvenile fiction · Fantasy · Nuclear weapons · City and town life · Fiction · Science fiction