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The First Formic War Reading Order
The First Formic War by Orson Scott Card has 3 main books (2012–2014). Start with Earth Unaware (2012) and read the numbered books in order.
By Orson Scott Card with Aaron Johnston
The First Formic War books in order
Your reading speed
- 6 h 52 min
- 7 h
- 7 h
Main books together: 1,192 pages, about 20 h 52 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The First Formic War: common questions
- How many books are in the The First Formic War series?
- There are 3 main books in The First Formic War. The most recent main book listed here is Earth Awakens (2014).
- What order should I read The First Formic War in?
- Read The First Formic War in its numbered order: Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, Earth Awakens.
- What is the first The First Formic War book?
- The first book is Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card, published in 2012.
- How long does it take to read the whole The First Formic War series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 1,192 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 21 hours of reading, or about 42 days at 30 minutes a day.