How long does it take to read The Swan Maiden?
The Swan Maiden by Susan King takes about 6 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 11 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 337 pages, about 92,675 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 18 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Scotland 1300. Juliana Lindsey and English knight Gawain Avenel are torn by opposing loyalties, bound by passion. She dons feather cape of mute swan, chained by Walter de Soulis, King Edward's first Master of Swans. Gawain saves her and whispers his name "The Swan Knight". He keeps birth as Gabhan MacDuff secret until he can find ruins of his home Glenshie castle.
Subjects: Historical fiction, Romance fiction, Fiction, Fiction, romance, general
