# Raising Steam vs The Shepherd's Crown

Raising Steam is longer: 49,000 more words, 1.6 times the length of The Shepherd's Crown.

- **[Raising Steam](https://musael.com/books/raising-steam.md):** 130,000 words, 480 pages, 8 h 40 min of reading
- **[The Shepherd's Crown](https://musael.com/books/the-shepherds-crown.md):** 81,000 words, 304 pages, 5 h 24 min of reading

## Questions

**Which is longer, Raising Steam or The Shepherd's Crown?** Raising Steam is longer: 49,000 more words, 1.6 times the length of The Shepherd's Crown.

**How much longer does Raising Steam take to read than The Shepherd's Crown?** About 3 h 16 min more at 250 words a minute: 8 h 40 min against 5 h 24 min.

Source: https://musael.com/books/compare/raising-steam-vs-the-shepherds-crown