How long does it take to read Seventh Son?
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card takes about 4 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Tales of Alvin Maker
Next: Red Prophet
About 4 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1987. 256 pages, about 70,400 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 29 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In an alternate version of frontier America, young Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, and such a birth is powerful magic. Yet even in the loving safety of his home, dark forces reach out to destroy him. Age rating: 10+
Subjects: Fantasy fiction, Alvin Maker (Fictitious character), Fiction, Magic, Brothers and sisters, Folklore
