How long does it take to read The Fire Ascending?
The Fire Ascending by Chris D'Lacey takes about 10 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of The Last Dragon Chronicles
Previous: Dark Fire Next: Fire World
About 10 hours 25 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2010. 568 pages, about 156,200 words. Written for children.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
On Earth, dragons and darklings are trapped in a bitter, unresolved conflict. But at the dawn of history, something is working to bring about a change. A mysterious force is rewriting timelines, turning what was once legend into startling reality... Under the control of the wicked sibyl Gwilinna, the evil Ix have taken over and infected all life-forms with their Shadow, creating a darkling army. Voss, the leader of the army, has captured and imprisoned Gawain, one of the last dragons in existence, and is using him to seek a dark energy buried in the heart of the Earth. Desperate to stop the Ix, the Pennykettle dragons summon David and Rosa, two mysterious travelers from the future, for help. But together, are they powerful enough to prevent Voss and the darkling army from destroying the world and restore life as it should be?
Subjects: Fantasy, Magic, Voyages and travels, Juvenile fiction, Dragons, Quests (Expeditions)
