How long does it take to read Wielding a Red Sword?
Wielding a Red Sword by Piers Anthony takes about 6 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 4 of Incarnations of Immortality
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About 6 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 344 pages, about 94,600 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 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Mym was a dutiful son, but his father the Rajah interfered in his love life once too often. Rather than wed without love, he took up the Red Sword, symbol of office of the Incarnation of War. When seeming mischance placed him in Hell, Mym organized a great rebellion among the Damned...
Subjects: Fiction, Hell, Devil, Good and evil, American Fantasy fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general