How long does it take to read Take a Thief?
a novel of Valdemar
Take a Thief by Mercedes Lackey takes about 7 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 435 pages, about 119,625 words. Written for young adults.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Mercedes Lackey's triumphant return to the best-selling world of Valdemar, Takes a Thief reveals the untold story of Skif-a popular character from Lackey's first published novel, Arrows of the Queen. Skif is a homeless orphan who lives with a gang of juvenile pickpockets...until he is "Chosen" by one of Valdemar's magical horses and becomes a Herald serving the Queen.
Subjects: Teenage boys, Thieves, Fiction, Fantasy, Valdemar (Imaginary place), Valdemar (Imaginary place) -- Fiction
