How long does it take to read The Sword of Shannara?
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks takes about 13 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Shannara
About 13 hours 19 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1976. 726 pages, about 199,650 words.
27 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 39 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A young man and his brother set out on a journey to find the magical "Sword of Shannara". Only the mystical sword can defeat the evil overlord and his minions.
Subjects: Fantasy, Fiction, Shannara (imaginary place), fiction, Fiction, fantasy, epic, Fiction, fantasy, general, Elves
