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Joan Aiken

Wolves Chronicles is a series of 12 books by Joan Aiken: 1,201 pages in the 5 with a known length, about 22 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

12
books
1,201
pages in 5 of them
22 hours
to read those 5
45 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Whispering Mountain 1968 4.7 h The Wolves of Willoughby Chase 1962 3.3 h Black Hearts in Battersea 1964 4.5 h Nightbirds on Nantucket 1966 3.9 h
The Stolen Lake 1981 length not known
Limbo Lodge 1999 length not known
The Cuckoo Tree 1971 5.6 h
Dido and Pa 1986 length not known
Is 1992 length not known
Cold Shoulder Road 1995 length not known
Midwinter Nightingale 2003 length not known
The Witch of Clatteringshaws 2005 length not known

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

The books

  1. The Whispering Mountain 1968 4.7 h

    In the small town of Pennygaff, where Owen has been sent to live after his mother’s death, a legendary golden harp has been found.

  2. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase 1962 3.3 h

    This novel is the first in the Wolves Chronicles (aka The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Series), a series of children's novels set during the fictional early-19th century reign of…

  3. Black Hearts in Battersea 1964 4.5 h

    Simon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting.

  4. Nightbirds on Nantucket 1966 3.9 h

    Having had enough of life on board the ship that saved her from a watery grave, Dido Twite wants nothing more than to sail home to England.

  5. The Stolen Lake 1981 length not known

  6. Limbo Lodge 1999 length not known

  7. The Cuckoo Tree 1971 5.6 h

    When Dido Twite sets foot back on English soil, more mischief awaits.

  8. Dido and Pa 1986 length not known

  9. Is 1992 length not known

  10. Cold Shoulder Road 1995 length not known

  11. Midwinter Nightingale 2003 length not known

  12. The Witch of Clatteringshaws 2005 length not known

How much is left

After The Whispering Mountain about 17 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After The Wolves of Willoughby Chase about 14 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After Black Hearts in Battersea about 9 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After Nightbirds on Nantucket about 6 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After The Stolen Lake about 6 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Limbo Lodge about 6 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 22 hours 1 minute

5 of 12 books, 1,201 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

45 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.