How long does it take to read The Emperor's Blades?
The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley takes about 8 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 47 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2013. 479 pages, about 131,725 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The children of an assassinated emperor try to stay alive and avenge their father's death while continuing down their individual life-paths, one in a monastery, another training with elite soldiers, and one appointed a minister determined to prove herself to her people.
Subjects: Fiction, fantasy, general
