How long does it take to read Joust?
Joust by Mercedes Lackey takes about 8 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Dragon Jousters
Next: Alta
About 8 hours 6 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2003. 442 pages, about 121,550 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
National best-selling fantasy author Mercedes Lackey creates a vivid, dynamic fusion of the cultures of ancient Egypt and legendary Atlantis with the most exciting and believable portrayal of dragons ever imagined. The first book in this thrilling new series introduces us to a young slave who dreams of becoming a jouster-one of the few warriors who can actually ride a flying dragon. And so, in secret, he begins to raise his own dragon...
Subjects: American Fantasy fiction, Dragons, Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, American, Fiction, Ring jousting
