Pathfinder
- 512
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Pathfinder” opens Orson Scott Card’s trilogy of the same name with a time-travel story whose outcome is not easy to guess. Rigg can see the paths that living things have left through time. Some readers admire how the suspense survives such strong powers and single out the vivid characters and a strong ending; others find a few stretches slow.
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About the book
Pathfinder (2010) is a science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. The novel tells the story of Rigg and his unusual ability to perceive the "paths" of living things throughout time. It is the first book in the completed Pathfinder series, and is followed by Ruins and Visitors.
Reading order · The Pathfinder trilogy
Full order & progress →- PathfinderThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - Ruins
7.67.6 / 10 - Visitors
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 120 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 13 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 107 | 89% |
Frequently asked
How long is Pathfinder?
It has 512 pages — longer than 65% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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