Eagle of the Ninth books in order
Eagle of the Ninth is a series of 8 books by Rosemary Sutcliff: 1,646 pages in the 6 with a known length, about 30 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.
- 8
- books
- 1,646
- pages in 6 of them
- 30 hours
- to read those 6
- 61 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The Eagle of the Ninth 4.7 h 
The Silver Branch 4.2 h 
Frontier Wolf 3.7 h 
The Lantern Bearers 4.6 h 
Sword at Sunset 8.8 h 
The Shield Ring 4.1 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
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The Eagle of the Ninth 1954 4.7 h
A young centurion ventures among the hostile tribes beyond the Roman Wall to recover the eagle standard of the Ninth, a legion which mysteriously disappeared under his father's…
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The Silver Branch 1957 4.2 h
A young Roman army medical officer, sent to Britain during the period of waning Roman rule, befriends a kinsman with whom he shares an adventure of intrigue, exile, and…
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Frontier Wolf 1980 3.7 h
A young centurion commanding a unit of Frontier Scouts in Northern Britain during the waning period of Roman control.
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The Lantern Bearers 1959 4.6 h
Instead of leaving with the last of the Roman legions, Aquila, a young officer, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain, and he eventually joins the forces of the…
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Sword at Sunset 1963 8.8 h
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Dawn Wind 1961 length not known
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Sword Song 1997 length not known
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The Shield Ring 1956 4.1 h
A young girl witnesses the waning power of the Norse in their continuing conflict with the Normans in eleventh century England.
How much is left
| After The Eagle of the Ninth | about 25 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After The Silver Branch | about 21 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After Frontier Wolf | about 18 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After The Lantern Bearers | about 13 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After Sword at Sunset | about 4 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After Dawn Wind | about 4 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After Sword Song | about 4 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 30 hours 11 minutes
6 of 8 books, 1,646 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
61 days (about 9 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.