How long does it take to read Children of the Mind?
Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card takes about 7 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 4 of Ender's Saga
Previous: Xenocide Next: Ender in Exile
About 7 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1996. 384 pages, about 105,600 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania. Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the light-speed limit. But it takes all the processing power available to her, and the Starways Congress is shutting down the Net, world by world. Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselves.
Subjects: Science Fiction, Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Ender Wiggin (Fictitious character), Human-alien encounters, Life on other planets
