How long does it take to read When the Eagle Hunts?
When the Eagle Hunts by Simon Scarrow takes about 7 hours 56 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 3 of Eagles of the Empire
Previous: The Eagle's Conquest Next: The Eagle and the Wolves
About 7 hours 56 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2002. 433 pages, about 119,075 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 14 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 56 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Britain 43 AD: the wife and children of a Roman general fall into the hands of a dark sect of Druids when their ship is wrecked in a storm. The Druids demand the return of those of their brotherhood taken prisoner by the Romans, in exchange for the general's family.
Subjects: War stories, English Historical fiction, Adventure stories, Fiction, Fiction, general