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Book 2 of Foundation series · 1993

Forward the Foundation

by Isaac Asimov. 447 pages, about 8.2 hours to read. Rated 4.1 out of 5 by 50 Open Library readers.

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How long to read Forward the Foundation

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, Forward the Foundation takes about 8.2 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 447 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)14 hours
200 words/min10 hours
250 words/min (average)8.2 hours
300 words/min6.8 hours
400 words/min (fast)5.1 hours

In the series

All 7 Foundation series books in order

Fiction · Historians · Ficción · Prophecy · Psychohistory · Science fiction