How long does it take to read The Hive?
Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston
The Hive by Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston takes about 7 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Ender's Saga
Previous: Children of the Fleet Next: The Last Shadow
About 7 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2019. 400 pages, about 110,000 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A coalition of Earth’s nations barely fought off the Formics’ first scout ship. Now it’s clear that there’s a mother-ship out on edge of the system, and the aliens are prepared to take Earth by force. Can Earth’s warring nations and corporations put aside their differences and mount an effective defense?
Subjects: Fiction, science fiction, military
