Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Shadows of Athens is 7th and 8th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 4 |
SMOG Index | Grade 8 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 7 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of Shadows of Athens (Philocles Book 1) is 89,590 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 5 hrs 59 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 9 hrs 58 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 20 mins.
Shadows of Athens (Philocles Book 1) - 89,590 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 9 hrs 58 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 5 hrs 59 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 20 mins |
for Shadows of Athens (Philocles Book 1)
443 BC, and, after decades of war with Persia, peace has finally come to Athens. The city is being rebuilt, and commerce and culture are flourishing.Aspiring playwright Philocles has come home to find a man with his throat cut slumped against his front gate. Is it just a robbery gone wrong? But, if so, why didn't the thieves take the dead man's valuables? With the play that could make his name just days away, he must find out who this man is, why he has been murdered - and why the corpse was left in his doorway.But Philocles soon realises he has been caught up in something far bigger, and there are those who don't want him looking any further . . .