How long does it take to read The Flame Bearer?
The Flame Bearer by Bernard Cornwell takes about 5 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 10 of The Saxon Stories
Previous: Warriors of the Storm Next: War of the Wolf
About 5 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2016. 304 pages, about 83,600 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
With Britain in an uneasy state of peace, Uhtred of Bebbanburg at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago -- and which his scheming cousin still occupies. But he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true. --
Subjects: Kings and rulers, Vikings, Fiction, Imaginary wars and battles, Historical fiction, Succession
