# The Bands of Mourning vs The Lost Metal

The Lost Metal is longer: 28,925 more words, 1.2 times the length of The Bands of Mourning.

- **[The Bands of Mourning](https://musael.com/books/the-bands-of-mourning.md):** 127,456 words, 437 pages, 8 h 30 min of reading
- **[The Lost Metal](https://musael.com/books/the-lost-metal.md):** 156,381 words, 507 pages, 10 h 26 min of reading

## Questions

**Which is longer, The Bands of Mourning or The Lost Metal?** The Lost Metal is longer: 28,925 more words, 1.2 times the length of The Bands of Mourning.

**How much longer does The Lost Metal take to read than The Bands of Mourning?** About 1 h 56 min more at 250 words a minute: 10 h 26 min against 8 h 30 min.

Source: https://musael.com/books/compare/the-bands-of-mourning-vs-the-lost-metal