How long does it take to read The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull?
The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull by John Bellairs takes about 3 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Johnny Dixon
Previous: The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt
About 3 hours 7 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1984. 170 pages, about 46,750 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Johnny Dixon and his friend Professor Childermass discover an old heirloom clock, the terror begins. The professor suddenly vanishes, and Johnny is left to solve the mystery--alone. Inside the clock Johnny discovers a miniature room, a room exactly like the one in which a murder took place long ago. And from the inside the little room Johnny pockets a tiny skull with magical powers. But taking the skull is a terrible mistake--for dark demonic forces are unleashed the minute he picks it up. Enlisting the aid of his friends Fergie and Father Higgins, Johnny embarks on a harrowing chase to a deserted island off the coast of Maine--where he must confront something more terrifying than his worst nightmares. --back cover
Subjects: Mystery fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Magic, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Mystery and detective stories
