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How long does it take to read War of the Wolf?

Bernard Cornwell

War of the Wolf by Bernard Cornwell takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 11 of The Saxon Stories

Previous: The Flame Bearer Next: Sword of Kings

About 6 hours 27 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2018. 352 pages, about 96,800 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 45 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 27 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 2 minutes

The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn't have long to enjoy the victory. In Mercia, rebellion is in the air as King Edward tries to seize control. In Wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next king. And across the country invading Norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land. Uhtred finds himself once again torn between his two heritages.For decades, Uhtred has stood at the intersection between Pagan and Christian, between Saxon and Viking, between the old world he was born into and the new world being forged around him. But as the winds of change gather pace, the pressure on Uhtred as father, as politician and as warrior grows as never before.

Subjects: Fiction, Saxons, Vikings, History, Fiction, war & military, Fiction, historical, general

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