How long does it take to read The Wishsong of Shannara?
The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks takes about 9 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Shannara
Previous: The Elfstones of Shannara Next: The Scions of Shannara
About 9 hours 14 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1985. 504 pages, about 138,600 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 24 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Horror stalked the Four Lands as the Ildatch, ancient source of evil, sent its ghastly Mord Wraiths to destroy Mankind. Only Druid Allanon held the magic power of wishsong that could make plants bloom instantly or turn trees from green to autumn gold. But she, too, was in mortal danger, and Ildatch waited for Brin to fall into his trap....From the Paperback edition.
Subjects: Fiction, Shannara (Imaginary place), Elves, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, fantasy, epic
