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The big book of science fiction : the ultimate collection
by Jeff VanderMeer, Ann Vandermeer
Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The big book of science fiction : the ultimate collection, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.
- Pages
- 2,574
- Reading time
- ≈ 46 h 40 min
- Checkpoints
- 71
- Genre
- Classic
Free on iPhone and Android.
How long does it take to read The big book of science fiction : the ultimate collection?
At 2,574 pages, The big book of science fiction : the ultimate collection is a doorstopper. Expect about 46 hours 40 minutes of reading to finish it, based on 250 words per page and an average reading speed of 230 words per minute. A fast reader will go quicker; a careful read (or reading in a second language) will take longer.
At 30 minutes a day, that is about 94 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 36 reading days. For a book of this length (600 pages or more), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 6.4 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).
- 30 minutes a day94 days
- Vread median pace (72 pp./day)36 days
Estimates; see the method at the bottom of the page.
Prove you read it
The Vread challenge: 71 checkpoints
- Checkpoint 1, page 36
- Checkpoint 2, page 73
- Checkpoint 3, page 109
- Checkpoint 4, page 145
- Checkpoint 5, page 181
- Checkpoint 6, page 218
- Checkpoint 7, page 254
- Checkpoint 8, page 290
- Checkpoint 9, page 326
- Checkpoint 10, page 363
- Checkpoint 11, page 399
- Checkpoint 12, page 435
- Checkpoint 13, page 471
- Checkpoint 14, page 508
- Checkpoint 15, page 544
- Checkpoint 16, page 580
- Checkpoint 17, page 616
- Checkpoint 18, page 653
- Checkpoint 19, page 689
- Checkpoint 20, page 725
- Checkpoint 21, page 761
- Checkpoint 22, page 798
- Checkpoint 23, page 834
- Checkpoint 24, page 870
- Checkpoint 25, page 906
- Checkpoint 26, page 943
- Checkpoint 27, page 979
- Checkpoint 28, page 1015
- Checkpoint 29, page 1051
- Checkpoint 30, page 1088
- Checkpoint 31, page 1124
- Checkpoint 32, page 1160
- Checkpoint 33, page 1196
- Checkpoint 34, page 1233
- Checkpoint 35, page 1269
- Checkpoint 36, page 1305
- Checkpoint 37, page 1341
- Checkpoint 38, page 1378
- Checkpoint 39, page 1414
- Checkpoint 40, page 1450
- Checkpoint 41, page 1486
- Checkpoint 42, page 1523
- Checkpoint 43, page 1559
- Checkpoint 44, page 1595
- Checkpoint 45, page 1631
- Checkpoint 46, page 1668
- Checkpoint 47, page 1704
- Checkpoint 48, page 1740
- Checkpoint 49, page 1776
- Checkpoint 50, page 1813
- Checkpoint 51, page 1849
- Checkpoint 52, page 1885
- Checkpoint 53, page 1921
- Checkpoint 54, page 1958
- Checkpoint 55, page 1994
- Checkpoint 56, page 2030
- Checkpoint 57, page 2066
- Checkpoint 58, page 2103
- Checkpoint 59, page 2139
- Checkpoint 60, page 2175
- Checkpoint 61, page 2211
- Checkpoint 62, page 2248
- Checkpoint 63, page 2284
- Checkpoint 64, page 2320
- Checkpoint 65, page 2356
- Checkpoint 66, page 2393
- Checkpoint 67, page 2429
- Checkpoint 68, page 2465
- Checkpoint 69, page 2501
- Checkpoint 70, page 2538
- Checkpoint 71, page 2574
In Vread, The big book of science fiction : the ultimate collection is split into 71 checkpoints, one every 36 pages or so. At each checkpoint, a question covers the passage you have just read: a correct answer validates the step, and your progress moves forward like a training plan.
The challenge: validate all 71 checkpoints through to the last page. No giant quiz at the end, no summary to copy out: short questions along the way that prove the book was actually read. It also works as a reading quiz to check your understanding before a test.
Also available in French on Vread.
Illustrative example
What a checkpoint looks like
A short, precise question about the pages you have just read: a character, a place, a choice.
The answer is in the text: reply in the app.
This is not a question from The big book of science fiction : the ultimate collection: to avoid spoilers, the real questions stay in the app.
Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.
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