Reading Level
What is the reading level of Foundation and Empire?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Foundation and Empire is 7th and 8th grade.
What is the Lexile Measure of Foundation and Empire?
A popular method used by schools to measure a student reader’s ability is Lexile level or a Lexile Measure. The Lexile Level of Foundation and Empire is 940L .
Expert Readability Tests for
Foundation and Empire
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 7 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 17 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
Reading Time
5 hrs 56 mins
How long to read Foundation and Empire?
The estimated word count of Foundation and Empire is 88,815 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 5 hrs 56 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 9 hrs 53 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 18 mins.
| Foundation and Empire - 88,815 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 9 hrs 53 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 5 hrs 56 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 18 mins |
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More about Foundation and Empire
88,815 words
Word Count
for Foundation and Empire
272 pages
Pages
9 hours and 33 minutes
Audiobook length
Table of Contents
There are 11 chapters in Foundation and Empire. We have listed them below.
| Title Page |
| Copyright |
| Dedication |
| Contents |
| Prologue |
| Part I: The General |
| Part II: The Mule |
| Footnote |
| About the Author |
| By the Same Author |
| About the Publisher |
Description
The second novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation seriesTHE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATIONLed by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire—the mightiest force in the Galaxy—is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who—or what—is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation? Filled with nail-biting suspense, nonstop action, and cutting-edge speculation, Foundation and Empire is the story of humanity’s perpetual struggle against the darkness that forever threatens to overwhelm the light—and of how the courage of even a determined few can make all the difference in the universe. Read more