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How long does it take to read Emperor of Thorns?

Mark Lawrence

Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence takes about 7 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 3 of The Broken Empire Trilogy

Previous: King of Thorns

About 7 hours 59 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2012. 435 pages, about 119,625 words.

16 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 13 hours 18 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 59 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 59 minutes

The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Desiring to be emperor of the Broken Empire, young King Jorg Ancrath of the seven nations must face an adversary standing in his way, a necromancer unlike any he has ever challenged -- a figure hated and feared even more than himself: the Dead King.

Subjects: Kings and rulers, Wizards, Magic, Fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general

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