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How long does it take to read Brisingr?

Christopher Paolini

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini takes about 14 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 3 of The Inheritance Cycle

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About 14 hours 22 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2004. 784 pages, about 215,600 words.

29 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 23 hours 57 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 14 hours 22 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 8 hours 59 minutes

The page count is the median across 53 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide.Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.First is Eragon's oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran's beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix's clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength--as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices-- choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once-simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?From the Hardcover edition.

Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy, Youths' writings, Dragons, Youth's writings

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