How long does it take to read The Darkangel?
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce takes about 4 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 252 pages, about 69,300 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 42 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Aeriel is kidnapped by the Darkangel, swept up into his dozens of black wings and carried to his distant keep. There she is to serve his brides - thirteen pitiful creatures who were once beautiful, before the Darkangel drained away their souls. Aeriel would free them, but now that she, too, is one of the Darkangel's captives, she can do no other than obey - even while she knows she must destroy him. For when he has found his final bride, he will come fully into his sinister powers. Aeriel must kill him first, even though deep within him is a spark of goodness that makes her love him - a spark that could redeem even his evil.
Subjects: Vampires, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, fantasy, general, Children's fiction
