How long does it take to read The Alchemyst?
The Alchemyst by Michael Dylan Scott takes about 6 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 53 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2007. 375 pages, about 103,125 words. Written for children.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Magic, Brothers and sisters, Alchemists, Twins
