How long does it take to read The Shifting Sands?
The Shifting Sands by Emily Rodda takes about 2 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 4 of Deltora Quest octology
Previous: The Lake of Tears Next: Dread Mountain
About 2 hours 24 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2000. 131 pages, about 36,025 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When the gems of the magic Belt of Deltora were stolen, the evil Shadow Lord invaded the kingdom and enslaved its people. Determined to rid their land of the tyrant, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are on a dangerous quest to find the lost gems, which are hidden in fearsome places through the kingdom. They have found three gems. Now they must seek the fourth, hidden in a shimmering, barren waste, kept jealously by an unknown guardian.
Subjects: Fantasy ., Fantasy fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Lost articles
