Reading time

How long does it take to read Here Be Dragons?

Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman is about 800 pages, so it takes about 14 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 28 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

14 h

Here Be Dragons · Sharon Kay Penman · first published 1985

Pages
800
30 min a day
28 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm18 h 31 min
Average adult · 238 wpm14 h
Quick reader · 300 wpm11 h 7 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm8 h 20 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day56 days
30 minutes a day28 days
45 minutes a day19 days
60 minutes a day14 days

Page count: median of 4 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Welsh Princes

Next in the series: Falls the Shadow (1988, 580 pages)

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Here Be Dragons: reading time questions

How many pages is Here Be Dragons?
Here Be Dragons is about 800 pages. That is the median across the 4 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Here Be Dragons?
About 14 h at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 11 h 7 min.
How many days to read Here Be Dragons at 30 minutes a day?
About 28 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 56 days, and at an hour a day about 14 days.
What number is Here Be Dragons in the Welsh Princes series?
Here Be Dragons is book 1 in Welsh Princes by Sharon Kay Penman.

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