How long does it take to read The Books of Magic?
Neil Gaiman, John Bolton, John Ney Rieber, Peter Gross
The Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman, John Bolton, John Ney Rieber, Peter Gross takes about 3 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1993. 202 pages, about 55,550 words. Written for young adults.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tim Hunter, destined to become Earth's greatest sorcerer, defends the realm of Faerie from the deadly manticore while trying to maintain a normal childhood life. Is his real father the one-armed drunk in the front room or is he the man who can turn into a hawk? Is his mother dead and buried or is she Titania, Queen of Faerie? Plus Death herself weighs in on the subject of identity.
Subjects: Comic books, strips, Occultism, Magic, Fiction, Graphic novels, Magicians
