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Book 1 of Tales of Dunk and Egg · 1998

The Hedge Knight

by George R. R. Martin. 164 pages, about 3 hours to read. Rated 2.7 out of 5 by 3 Open Library readers.

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How long to read The Hedge Knight

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Hedge Knight takes about 3 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 164 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)5 hours
200 words/min3.8 hours
250 words/min (average)3 hours
300 words/min2.5 hours
400 words/min (fast)1.9 hours

In the series

All 3 Tales of Dunk and Egg books in order

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