It takes the average reader 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy by Douglas A. Anderson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Terry Brooks. David Eddings. George R. R. Martin. Robin Hobb. The top names in modern fantasy all acknowledge J. R. R. Tolkien as their role model, the author whose work inspired them to create their own epics. But what writers influenced Tolkien himself? Here, internationally recognized Tolkien expert Douglas A. Anderson has gathered the fiction of authors who sparked Tolkien’s imagination in a collection destined to become a classic in its own right. Andrew Lang’s romantic swashbuckler, “The Story of Sigurd,” features magic rings, an enchanted sword, and a brave hero loved by two beautiful...
Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy by Douglas A. Anderson is 432 pages long, and a total of 108,864 words.
This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 133% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 54 minutes to read Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy aloud.
Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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