How long does it take to read In the Hand of the Goddess?
In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce takes about 4 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of The Song of the Lioness
Previous: Alanna: The First Adventure Next: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
About 4 hours 24 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 240 pages, about 66,000 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 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"I don't want to fall in love. I just want to be a warrior maiden." Still disguised as a boy, Alanna becomes a squire to none other than the prince of the realm. Prince Jonathan is not only Alanna's liege lord, he is also her best friend -- and one of the few who knows the secret of her true identity. And when the Prince's life is threatened by a mysterious sorcerer, it will take all of Alanna's skill, strength, and magical power to protect him -- even at the risk of revealing who she really is.... Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's second adventure continues the saga of a girl who dares to follow her dreams -- and the magical destiny that will make her a legend in her land.
Subjects: Song of the Lioness, Tortall, Knights and knighthood, Fiction, Women heroes, Juvenile fiction
