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How long does it take to read Shadows Linger?

Glen Cook

Shadows Linger by Glen Cook takes about 5 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 2 of The Black Company

Previous: Books of the North Next: Annals of the Black Company

About 5 hours 52 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1984. 320 pages, about 88,000 words.

12 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 9 hours 47 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 52 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 40 minutes

The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

When the Black Company discovers the mute girl they have rescued and sheltered is the White Rose, they strive to protect her from the evil mercenary soldiers who are out to destroy her and everything she stands for.

Subjects: dark fantasy, high fantasy

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