Reading time

How long does it take to read Earth Unaware?

Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card is about 392 pages, so it takes about 7 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 14 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

6 h 52 min

Earth Unaware · Orson Scott Card · first published 2012

Pages
392
30 min a day
14 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm9 h 4 min
Average adult · 238 wpm6 h 52 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm5 h 27 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 5 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day28 days
30 minutes a day14 days
45 minutes a day10 days
60 minutes a day7 days

Page count: median of 9 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in The First Formic War

Next in the series: Earth Afire (2013, 400 pages)

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Earth Unaware: reading time questions

How many pages is Earth Unaware?
Earth Unaware is about 392 pages. That is the median across the 9 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Earth Unaware?
About 6 h 52 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 27 min.
How many days to read Earth Unaware at 30 minutes a day?
About 14 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 28 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
What number is Earth Unaware in the The First Formic War series?
Earth Unaware is book 1 in The First Formic War by Orson Scott Card.

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