How long does it take to read The Dragon in the Sword?
being the third and final story in the history of John Daker, the eternal champion
The Dragon in the Sword by Michael Moorcock takes about 5 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Erekosë
Previous: Phoenix in Obsidian
About 5 hours 3 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 275 pages, about 75,625 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 9 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general
