How long does it take to read Dragonsong?
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey takes about 3 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Dragonriders of Pern
Previous: Dragonquest Next: The White Dragon
About 3 hours 33 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1976. 194 pages, about 53,350 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 39 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Menolly, a young fisher's daughter, had dreamed all her life of learning the Harper's craft. Her musical talent is not valued in her fishing hold, especially by her parents the holders, as women in general tend to be less valued and have fewer choices than men in Pernese society. When her father denies her what she regards to be her destiny, she flees Half Circle Hold just as Pern is struck by the deadly danger of Threadfall, a deathly rain that falls from the sky. Menolly takes shelter in a cave by the sea and there, she makes a miraculous discovery that will change her life.
Subjects: Harper Hall, Pern, Dragons, Fantasy, Harpists, Juvenile fiction
