How long does it take to read The King's Shadow?
Elizabeth Alder
The King's Shadow by Elizabeth Alder takes about 4 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1995. 259 pages, about 71,225 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 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After he is orphaned and has his tongue cut out in a clash with the bullying sons of a Welsh noble, Evyn is sold as a slave and serves many masters, from the gracious Lady Swan Neck to the valiant Harold Godwinson, England's last Saxon king.
Subjects: Mutism, Juvenile fiction, History, Orphans, Fiction, Children's fiction
