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How long does it take to read Intrigues?

Mercedes Lackey

Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey takes about 6 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 36 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2010. 360 pages, about 99,000 words.

14 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 11 hours
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 36 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 8 minutes

The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Magpie is a thirteen-year-old orphan chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar and taken to the capital city, Haven, to be trained as a Herald. Like all Heralds, Magpie learns that he has a hidden Gift-the Gift of telepathy. But life at the court is not without obstacles. When Mags is "recognized" by foreign secret operatives whose purpose is unknown, Mags himself comes under suspicion. Who are Magpie's parents-who is he, really? Can Mags solve the riddle of his parentage and his connection with the mysterious spies-and prove his loyalty-before the king and court banish him as a traitor?

Subjects: Orphans, Valdemar (Imaginary place), Fiction, Horses, Research, Valdemar

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