How long does it take to read The Alien?
The Alien by K. A. Applegate takes about 3 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 8 of Animorphs
Previous: The Stranger Next: The Secret
About 3 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 168 pages, about 46,200 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
What would you do if you were the only alien trapped on a strange planet? Probably freak out, right? Well, that's what Ax feels like doing. But as an Andalite warrior-cadet, he has to be pretty cool about stuff like that. He's been hanging out with the Animorphs ever since the Dome ship was destroyed by the Yeerks and his brother, Prince Elfangor, was destroyed by Visser Three. Life on Earth is pretty different for Ax. But there is one thing he, Cassie, Marco, Jake, Rachel, and Tobias have in common. Something that one alien, four kids and a hawk know they have to do...stop the Yeerks...
Subjects: Fantasy, Extraterrestrial beings, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Science fiction, Love
