How long does it take to read The Ruins of Gorlan?
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan takes about 4 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Ranger's Apprentice
Next: The Burning Bridge
About 4 hours 47 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2004. 261 pages, about 71,775 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 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
They have always scared him in the past--the Rangers, with their dark cloaksand shadowy ways. The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. And now 15-year-old Will, always small for his age, has been chosen as a Ranger's apprentice. What he doesn't yet realize is that the Rangers are the protectors of the kingdom. Highly trained in the skills of battle and surveillance, they fight the battles before the battles reach the people. And as Will is about to learn, there is a large battle brewing. The exiled Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, is gathering his forces for an attack on the kingdom. This time, he will not be denied...
Subjects: Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Heroes, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction
