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The Warrender Saga books in order

Mary Burchell

The Warrender Saga is a series of 13 books by Mary Burchell: 2,089 pages in the 11 with a known length, about 38 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

13
books
2,089
pages in 11 of them
38 hours
to read those 11
77 days
at 30 minutes a day
A Song Begins 1965 3.5 h The Broken Wing 1966 3.6 h When Love is Blind 1967 3.5 h The Curtain Rises 1969 3.5 h Child of Music 1971 3.5 h Music of the Heart 1972 3.5 h
Unbidden Melody 1973 length not known
Song Cycle 1974 3.6 h Remembered Serenade 1975 3.5 h Elusive Harmony 1976 3.5 h
Nightingales 1980 length not known
Masquerade with Music 1982 3.5 h On Wings of Song 1985 3.5 h

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. A Song Begins 1965 3.5 h

    An unknown benefactor had sufficient faith in Anthea Benton's singing voice to pay for her training under the celebrated operatic conductor, Oscar Warrender.

  2. The Broken Wing 1966 3.6 h

    Although blessed with the voice of an angel.

  3. When Love is Blind 1967 3.5 h

    Antoinette Burney, a more than promising music student, is disappointed and furious when the famous concert pianist Lewis Freemont fails her in an exam.

  4. The Curtain Rises 1969 3.5 h

    Nicola had everything in life to look forward to, when the brilliant young musician Brian Coverdale implied that he would be asking her to marry him as soon as he returned from…

  5. Child of Music 1971 3.5 h

    Felicity had not liked Stephen Tarkman of the Tarkman Musical Foundation when she had once sat next to him at a dinner party.

  6. Music of the Heart 1972 3.5 h

    Gail Rostall was a young and ambitious singer, but all the same, when she got to know the famous composer Marc Bannister it was not with the idea of furthering her career; in…

  7. Unbidden Melody 1973 length not known

  8. Song Cycle 1974 3.6 h

    After years of hard training Anna was ready to launch herself into a career in the world of music.

  9. Remembered Serenade 1975 3.5 h

    Joanna Ransome was hoping to embark on a singing career - and with the great conductor Oscar Warrender taking an interest in her she could hardly fail!

  10. Elusive Harmony 1976 3.5 h

    Lindley Harding was a singer nearing the end of his career; Laurence Morven was a new star -- and rival -- coming up over the horizon.

  11. Nightingales 1980 length not known

  12. Masquerade with Music 1982 3.5 h

    The great conductor Oscar Warrender had no idea that his efficient new secretary Kate Grayson was in fact his niece, who really wanted to be a singer but didn't want to take…

  13. On Wings of Song 1985 3.5 h

    "It's the girl who interest me."

How much is left

After A Song Begins about 35 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Broken Wing about 31 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After When Love is Blind about 28 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Curtain Rises about 24 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Child of Music about 21 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Music of the Heart about 17 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Unbidden Melody about 17 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Song Cycle about 14 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Remembered Serenade about 10 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Elusive Harmony about 7 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Nightingales about 7 hours left
After Masquerade with Music about 3 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 38 hours 18 minutes

11 of 13 books, 2,089 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

77 days (about 11 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.