How long does it take to read Magyk?
Magyk by Angie Sage takes about 10 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Septimus Heap
Next: Flyte
About 10 hours 27 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2001. 570 pages, about 156,750 words. Written for children.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Magyk Begins HereSeptimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, disappears the night he is born, pronounced dead by the midwife. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across an abandoned child in the snow -- a newborn girl with violet eyes. The Heaps take her into their home, name her Jenna, and raise her as their own. But who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to their beloved son Septimus?
Subjects: Children's fiction, Princesses, fiction, Wizards, fiction, Magic, fiction, Fantasy fiction, Magic
