How long does it take to read To Hold the Bridge?
To Hold the Bridge by Garth Nix takes about 7 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 50 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2001. 427 pages, about 117,425 words. Written for children.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of short stories from the author of the Old Kingdom Trilogy. The fist story is set in the world of Sabriel, and focuses on a young man named Morghan, who joins The Bridge Company. Other stories in the collection are about his other books, with one set in the world of Confusion of Princes, one from Shade's Children, and other brilliant stories from the mind of Nix. It also includes stories about Hellboy and John Carter from Edgar Rice Burroughs Barsoom series. This collection has aliens, vampires, unicorns, and monsters all in one.
Subjects: magic, vampires, aliens, Sabriel, Short stories, Fiction, fantasy, short stories
