The Ministry for the Future: A Novel

Time to Read
12 hrs 50 mins

Reading Time

12 hrs 50 mins

How long to read The Ministry for the Future: A Novel?

The estimated word count of The Ministry for the Future: A Novel is 192,355 words.

A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 12 hrs 50 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 21 hrs 23 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 7 hrs 8 mins.

The Ministry for the Future: A Novel - 192,355 words
Reading Speed Time to Read
Slow 150 words/min 21 hrs 23 mins
Average 250 words/min 12 hrs 50 mins
Fast 450 words/min 7 hrs 8 mins
The Ministry for the Future: A Novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
Authors
Kim Stanley Robinson

More about The Ministry for the Future: A Novel

192,355 words

Word Count

for The Ministry for the Future: A Novel

576 pages

Pages
Hardcover: 576 pages
Paperback: 576 pages

20 hours and 41 minutes

Audiobook length


Description

From legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a remarkable vision of climate change over the coming decades. The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us -- and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face.It is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on climate change ever written."A breathtaking look at the challenges that face our planet in all their sprawling magnitude and also in their intimate, individual moments of humanity." -- Booklist (starred)"A sweeping, optimistic portrait of humanity's ability to cooperate in the face of disaster. This heartfelt work of hard science-fiction is a must-read for anyone worried about the future of the planet." -- Publishers Weekly (starred)Also by Kim Stanley Robinson:Red MoonNew York 21402312AuroraShaman