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Book 5 of Earth's Children hexalogy · 2002

The Shelters of Stone

by Jean M. Auel. 832 pages, about 15 hours to read. Rated 4.0 out of 5 by 16 Open Library readers.

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How long to read The Shelters of Stone

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Shelters of Stone takes about 15 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 832 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)25 hours
200 words/min19 hours
250 words/min (average)15 hours
300 words/min13 hours
400 words/min (fast)9.5 hours

In the series

All 6 Earth's Children hexalogy books in order

Ayla (Fictitious character) · Fiction · Prehistoric peoples · Glacial epoch · Préhistoire · Romans, nouvelles