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How long does it take to read Changes?

Mercedes Lackey

Changes by Mercedes Lackey takes about 5 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 59 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2011. 326 pages, about 89,650 words.

12 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 9 hours 58 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 59 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 44 minutes

The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

In Mercedes Lackey's classic coming-of-age story, the orphan Magpie pursues his quest for his parent's identity with burning urgency-while also discovering another hidden talent and being trained by the King's Own Herald as an undercover agent for Valdemar. Shy Bardic Trainee Lena has to face her famous but uncaring father, one of Valdemar's most renowned Bards. And Healing Trainee Bear must struggle against his disapproving parents, who are pressuring Bear to quit the Healers' Collegium because he lacks the magical Healing Gift.Each of the three friends must face his or her demons and find their true strength as they seek to become the full Heralds, Bards, and Healers of Valdemar.

Subjects: Orphans, Valdemar (Imaginary place), Fiction, Valdemar, Collegium Chronicles, Fantasy

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