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How long does it take to read The Book Of Three?

Lloyd Alexander

The Book Of Three by Lloyd Alexander takes about 3 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 1 of The Chronicles of Prydain

Next: The Black Cauldron

About 3 hours 59 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1964. 217 pages, about 59,675 words. Written for children.

8 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 38 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 59 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 29 minutes

The page count is the median across 53 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Taran is bored with his Assistant Pig-Keeper duties, even though his charge is none other than Hen Wen, Prydain's only oracular pig. He'd rather be doing something more heroic, like making swords and learning to use them. When Hen Wen escapes and Taran goes after her, he finds himself farther from home than he's ever been. Soon he begins to realize that heroism is no easy task. With the dreaded Horn King on the loose and King Arawn gathering the forces of evil, Taran must look past his own dreams to warn the population of Prydain before it's too late. - Back cover. Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil.

Subjects: Fantasy, Juvenile fiction, Swine, Celtic Mythology, Heroes, Good and evil

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