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Book 11 of The History of Middle-earth · 1994

The War of the Jewels

by J. R. R. Tolkien. 470 pages, about 8.6 hours to read. Rated 3.5 out of 5 by 2 Open Library readers.

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How long to read The War of the Jewels

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The War of the Jewels takes about 8.6 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 470 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)14 hours
200 words/min11 hours
250 words/min (average)8.6 hours
300 words/min7.2 hours
400 words/min (fast)5.4 hours

In the series

All 12 The History of Middle-earth books in order

English Fantasy fiction · Fiction · Fantasy fiction, English · Fantasy · Fiction, fantasy, epic · Fiction, fantasy, historical