H.I.V.E. Books in Order
H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden contains 9 books, published between 2006 and 2022. The first book is H.I.V.E. (2006) and the newest is Bloodline (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2006–2022
- Pages on record
- 2,579 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 43–64 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,579 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
H.I.V.E. is a children's science fiction series by Mark Walden, 9 books published between 2006 and 2022. The run opens with H.I.V.E. (2006) and reaches Bloodline (2022). Subject headings across the books record schools, criminals, genius, spies, artificial intelligence, good and evil, kidnapping and survival, with H.I.V.E. itself logged as an imaginary organization. Mark Walden is credited on all 9 titles. Releases averaged two years apart, and the eight books with a recorded length come in at a median of 314 pages.
How many H.I.V.E. books are there?
H.I.V.E. has 9 books, released between 2006 and 2022.
H.I.V.E. Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 H.I.V.E. books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1H.I.V.E.2006 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/420063091/4
- 2The Overlord Protocol2007 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420073841/4
- 3Escape Velocity2008 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/420083441/4
- 4Dreadnought2009 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420093201/4
- 5Rogue2010 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/420102941/4
- 6Zero Hour2010 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420103041/4
- 7Aftershock2011 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420113201/4
- 8Deadlock2013 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420133041/4
- 9Bloodline2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Is there a chronological order for H.I.V.E.?
No separate chronological order is on record for H.I.V.E., because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read H.I.V.E. books in order?
You should read the H.I.V.E. books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each H.I.V.E. book also stands alone.
Where to start with H.I.V.E.
Start with H.I.V.E. (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest H.I.V.E. book?
Bloodline (2022) is the newest H.I.V.E. book released so far.
Is there a new H.I.V.E. book coming?
No next H.I.V.E. book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
H.I.V.E. at a glance
- Paused
- No new H.I.V.E. title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- H.I.V.E. books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,579 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 314 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most H.I.V.E. books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the H.I.V.E. books are about
8 of the 9 H.I.V.E. books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: good and evil is tagged on 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Good and evil 7 of 8 books
- Science fiction 7 of 8 books
- Children's fiction 6 of 8 books
- Genius 6 of 8 books
- Schools 5 of 8 books
- Criminals 4 of 8 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 8 books
- Artificial intelligence 2 of 8 books
- Survival 2 of 8 books
More books by Mark Walden
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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