Reading Level
What is the reading level of Sword Song: The Battle for London ?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Sword Song: The Battle for London is 17th and 18th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Sword Song: The Battle for London
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 17 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 11 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 54 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 8 |
Reading Time
7 hrs 34 mins
How long to read Sword Song: The Battle for London (The Last Kingdom Book 4)?
The estimated word count of Sword Song: The Battle for London (The Last Kingdom Book 4) is 113,460 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 7 hrs 34 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 12 hrs 37 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 4 hrs 13 mins.
| Sword Song: The Battle for London (The Last Kingdom Book 4) - 113,460 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 12 hrs 37 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 7 hrs 34 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 4 hrs 13 mins |
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More about Sword Song: The Battle for London
113,460 words
Word Count
for Sword Song: The Battle for London (The Last Kingdom Book 4)
314 pages
Pages
12 hours and 12 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
The fourth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television series.The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord—warrior by instinct, Viking by nature—has finally settled down. He has land, a wife and two children, and a duty given to him by King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But then trouble stirs: a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have arrived to occupy the decayed Roman city of London. Their dream is to conquer Wessex, and to do it they need Uhtred’s help.Alfred has other ideas. He wants Uhtred to expel the Viking raiders from London. Uhtred must weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles. And other storm clouds are gathering: Alfred’s daughter is newly married, but by a cruel twist of fate, her very existence now threatens Alfred’s kingdom. It is Uhtred—half Saxon, half Dane—whose uncertain loyalties must now decide England’s future.Sword Song is Cornwell’s finest work yet—vivid with period detail, this breathtaking adventure throroughly reimagines one of the most fascinating tales in all of history—the birth of England—and breathes life into the brilliant king who made it possible: Alfred the Great. Read more