How long does it take to read Alanna?
The First Adventure
Alanna by Tamora Pierce takes about 4 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Song of the Lioness
About 4 hours 25 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1954. 241 pages, about 66,275 words. Written for children.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"From now on, I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight. And so yound Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magin. So one day they decide to switch places. Disguised as a girl, Thom heads for the convent to learn magic; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to control her heart and discern her enemies from her allies. Filled with swords and scorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's first adventure begins--one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and the magical destiny that will mke her a legend in her land.
Subjects: Fiction, Song of the Lioness, Tortall, Knights and knighthood, Sex role, Knights and knighthood in fiction
