Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Driftwood is 7th and 8th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 5 |
SMOG Index | Grade 9 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 8 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of Driftwood is 51,770 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 3 hrs 28 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 5 hrs 46 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 56 mins.
Driftwood - 51,770 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 5 hrs 46 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 3 hrs 28 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 1 hrs 56 mins |
for Driftwood
In this first novel set in award-winning author Marie Brennan’s incomparable Driftwood fantasy universe, enter a post-apocalyptic realm where the apocalypse has not ended, where fragments of worlds cohere into shifting myths. Yet even as everything fades, Drifters gather to tell conflicting legends of Last, the guide―the one man who seemed immortal, but may have been a fraud.[STARRED REVIEW] “Exploring found family, adaptation, and hope in the face of apocalypse, Brennan imbues this high-concept fantasy with a strong emotional core. Fantasy fans will be thrilled.”―Publishers WeeklyWho is Last?Fame is rare in Driftwood―it’s hard to get famous if you don't stick around long enough for people to know you. But many know the guide, Last, a one-blooded survivor who has seen his world end many lifetimes ago. For Driftwood is a strange place of slow apocalypses, where continents eventually crumble into mere neighborhoods, pulled inexorably towards the center in the Crush. Cultures clash, countries fall, and everything eventually disintegrates.Within the Shreds, a rumor goes around that Last has died. Drifters come together to commemorate him. But who really was Last? Lying liar, or heroic savior? A mercenary, a charlatan, a legend? A man, an immortal―perhaps even a god?About DriftwoodDriftwood is the invention of bestselling author Marie Brennan. Mirroring the world that many people are currently living in, the Driftwood stories chronicle the struggles of survivors and outcasts to keep their worlds alive until everything changes, diminishes, and is destroyed. Driftwood is the first full-length novel in this world.