Reading Level
What is the reading level of Speaker for the Dead?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Speaker for the Dead is 7th and 8th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Speaker for the Dead
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 6 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 9 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 7 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
Reading Time
8 hrs 46 mins
How long to read Speaker for the Dead?
The estimated word count of Speaker for the Dead is 131,440 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 8 hrs 46 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 14 hrs 37 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 4 hrs 53 mins.
| Speaker for the Dead - 131,440 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 14 hrs 37 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 8 hrs 46 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 4 hrs 53 mins |
- Authors
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Orson Card
More about Speaker for the Dead
131,440 words
Word Count
for Speaker for the Dead
14 hours and 8 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War.Now, long years later, a second alien race has been discovered, but again the aliens' ways are strange and frightening...again, humans die. And it is only the Speaker for the Dead, who is also Ender Wiggin the Xenocide, who has the courage to confront the mystery...and the truth.Speaker for the Dead, the second novel in Orson Scott Card's Ender Quintet, is the winner of the 1986 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1987 Hugo Award for Best Novel.THE ENDER UNIVERSEEnder seriesEnder’s Game / Ender in Exile / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the MindEnder’s Shadow seriesEnder’s Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in FlightChildren of the FleetThe First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth AwakensThe Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)The Swarm /The HiveEnder novellasA War of Gifts /First Meetings