How long does it take to read Twelve Kings in Sharakhai?
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by Bradley P. Beaulieu takes about 10 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Song of the Shattered Sands
Previous: Of Sand and Malice Made Next: With Blood Upon the Sand
About 10 hours 41 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2015. 583 pages, about 160,325 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sharakhai, the great city of the desert, center of commerce and culture, has been ruled from time immemorial by twelve kings--cruel, ruthless, powerful, and immortal. With their army of Silver Spears, their elite company of Blade Maidens and their holy defenders, the terrifying asirim, the Kings uphold their positions as undisputed, invincible lords of the desert. There is no hope of freedom for any under their rule. Or so it seems, until Çeda, a brave young woman from the west end slums, defies the Kings' laws by going outside on the holy night of Beht Zha'ir. What she learns that night sets her on a path that winds through both the terrible truths of the Kings' mysterious history and the hidden riddles of her own heritage. Together, these secrets could finally break the iron grip of the Kings' power... if the nigh-omnipotent Kings don't find her first.
Subjects: Kings and rulers, Deserts, Fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general
