A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Hive Books in Order

The complete Hive reading order — 40 books from 1726–2021.

  1. 01 The Hive 1726 Amazon — buy The Hive ThriftBooks — buy The Hive eBooks.com — buy The Hive
  2. 02 The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture 1877 Amazon — buy The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture Bookshop — buy The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture ThriftBooks — buy The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture eBooks.com — buy The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture
  3. 03 Apis, the hive bee 1932 Amazon — buy Apis, the hive bee ThriftBooks — buy Apis, the hive bee eBooks.com — buy Apis, the hive bee
  4. 04 The Hive and the honey bee 1946 Amazon — buy The Hive and the honey bee Bookshop — buy The Hive and the honey bee ThriftBooks — buy The Hive and the honey bee eBooks.com — buy The Hive and the honey bee
  5. 05 A Hive of Suspects 1952 Amazon — buy A Hive of Suspects Bookshop — buy A Hive of Suspects ThriftBooks — buy A Hive of Suspects eBooks.com — buy A Hive of Suspects
  6. 06 Colmena 1953 Amazon — buy Colmena Bookshop — buy Colmena ThriftBooks — buy Colmena eBooks.com — buy Colmena
  7. 07 A hive of bees 1958 Amazon — buy A hive of bees Bookshop — buy A hive of bees ThriftBooks — buy A hive of bees eBooks.com — buy A hive of bees
  8. 08 The queens and the hive 1962 Amazon — buy The queens and the hive ThriftBooks — buy The queens and the hive eBooks.com — buy The queens and the hive
  9. 09 The infinite hive 1964 Amazon — buy The infinite hive Bookshop — buy The infinite hive ThriftBooks — buy The infinite hive eBooks.com — buy The infinite hive
  10. 10 Hellstrom's Hive 1973 Amazon — buy Hellstrom's Hive Bookshop — buy Hellstrom's Hive ThriftBooks — buy Hellstrom's Hive eBooks.com — buy Hellstrom's Hive
  11. 11 A hive of busy bees 1975 Amazon — buy A hive of busy bees Bookshop — buy A hive of busy bees ThriftBooks — buy A hive of busy bees eBooks.com — buy A hive of busy bees
  12. 12 Honey in the hive 1988 Amazon — buy Honey in the hive ThriftBooks — buy Honey in the hive eBooks.com — buy Honey in the hive
  13. 13 Door in the Hive, A 1989 Amazon — buy Door in the Hive, A Bookshop — buy Door in the Hive, A ThriftBooks — buy Door in the Hive, A eBooks.com — buy Door in the Hive, A
  14. 14 Hive management 1990 Amazon — buy Hive management Bookshop — buy Hive management ThriftBooks — buy Hive management eBooks.com — buy Hive management
  15. 15 A hive of dead men 1991 Amazon — buy A hive of dead men Bookshop — buy A hive of dead men ThriftBooks — buy A hive of dead men eBooks.com — buy A hive of dead men
  16. 16 Earth hive 1992 Amazon — buy Earth hive Bookshop — buy Earth hive ThriftBooks — buy Earth hive eBooks.com — buy Earth hive
  17. 17 Damia's Children 1993 Amazon — buy Damia's Children Bookshop — buy Damia's Children ThriftBooks — buy Damia's Children eBooks.com — buy Damia's Children
  18. 18 Hive 1993 Amazon — buy Hive Bookshop — buy Hive ThriftBooks — buy Hive eBooks.com — buy Hive
  19. 19 Lyon's pride 1994 Amazon — buy Lyon's pride Bookshop — buy Lyon's pride ThriftBooks — buy Lyon's pride eBooks.com — buy Lyon's pride
  20. 20 Hives of sickness 1995 Amazon — buy Hives of sickness Bookshop — buy Hives of sickness ThriftBooks — buy Hives of sickness eBooks.com — buy Hives of sickness
  21. 21 The tower and the hive 1999 Amazon — buy The tower and the hive Bookshop — buy The tower and the hive ThriftBooks — buy The tower and the hive eBooks.com — buy The tower and the hive
  22. 22 Honey Bees and Hives 1999 Amazon — buy Honey Bees and Hives Bookshop — buy Honey Bees and Hives ThriftBooks — buy Honey Bees and Hives eBooks.com — buy Honey Bees and Hives
  23. 23 Hive for the Honeybee 1999 Amazon — buy Hive for the Honeybee Bookshop — buy Hive for the Honeybee ThriftBooks — buy Hive for the Honeybee eBooks.com — buy Hive for the Honeybee
  24. 24 Star Wars - The Hive 2004 Amazon — buy Star Wars - The Hive Bookshop — buy Star Wars - The Hive ThriftBooks — buy Star Wars - The Hive eBooks.com — buy Star Wars - The Hive
  25. 25 Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee 2004 Amazon — buy Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee Bookshop — buy Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee ThriftBooks — buy Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee eBooks.com — buy Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee
  26. 26 Honey in a Hive 2005 Amazon — buy Honey in a Hive Bookshop — buy Honey in a Hive ThriftBooks — buy Honey in a Hive eBooks.com — buy Honey in a Hive
  27. 27 Hive universe 2006 Amazon — buy Hive universe Bookshop — buy Hive universe ThriftBooks — buy Hive universe eBooks.com — buy Hive universe
  28. 28 H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) 2007 Amazon — buy H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) Bookshop — buy H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) ThriftBooks — buy H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) eBooks.com — buy H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1)
  29. 29 The Overlord Protocol (H.I.V.E. #2) 2008 Amazon — buy The Overlord Protocol (H.I.V.E. #2) Bookshop — buy The Overlord Protocol (H.I.V.E. #2) ThriftBooks — buy The Overlord Protocol (H.I.V.E. #2) eBooks.com — buy The Overlord Protocol (H.I.V.E. #2)
  30. 30 Escape Velocity (H.I.V.E) 2008 Amazon — buy Escape Velocity (H.I.V.E) Bookshop — buy Escape Velocity (H.I.V.E) ThriftBooks — buy Escape Velocity (H.I.V.E) eBooks.com — buy Escape Velocity (H.I.V.E)
  31. 31 Title: THE OVERLORD PROTOCOL: H.I.V.E. 2 2008 Amazon — buy Title: THE OVERLORD PROTOCOL: H.I.V.E. 2 Bookshop — buy Title: THE OVERLORD PROTOCOL: H.I.V.E. 2 ThriftBooks — buy Title: THE OVERLORD PROTOCOL: H.I.V.E. 2 eBooks.com — buy Title: THE OVERLORD PROTOCOL: H.I.V.E. 2
  32. 32 H.I.V.E. - Zero Hour 2010 Amazon — buy H.I.V.E. - Zero Hour Bookshop — buy H.I.V.E. - Zero Hour ThriftBooks — buy H.I.V.E. - Zero Hour eBooks.com — buy H.I.V.E. - Zero Hour
  33. 33 The God of the Hive 2010 Amazon — buy The God of the Hive Bookshop — buy The God of the Hive ThriftBooks — buy The God of the Hive eBooks.com — buy The God of the Hive
  34. 34 Escape Velocity 2011 Amazon — buy Escape Velocity Bookshop — buy Escape Velocity ThriftBooks — buy Escape Velocity eBooks.com — buy Escape Velocity
  35. 35 Big Data Black Book 2016 Amazon — buy Big Data Black Book Bookshop — buy Big Data Black Book ThriftBooks — buy Big Data Black Book eBooks.com — buy Big Data Black Book
  36. 36 The Hive Queen 2018 Amazon — buy The Hive Queen Bookshop — buy The Hive Queen ThriftBooks — buy The Hive Queen eBooks.com — buy The Hive Queen
  37. 37 Langstroth On the Hive and Honey Bee 2018 Amazon — buy Langstroth On the Hive and Honey Bee Bookshop — buy Langstroth On the Hive and Honey Bee ThriftBooks — buy Langstroth On the Hive and Honey Bee eBooks.com — buy Langstroth On the Hive and Honey Bee
  38. 38 Hive Mind 2019 Amazon — buy Hive Mind Bookshop — buy Hive Mind ThriftBooks — buy Hive Mind eBooks.com — buy Hive Mind
  39. 39 Tracker Hive Academy 2019 Amazon — buy Tracker Hive Academy Bookshop — buy Tracker Hive Academy ThriftBooks — buy Tracker Hive Academy eBooks.com — buy Tracker Hive Academy
  40. 40 Big Data Using Hadoop and Hive 2021 Amazon — buy Big Data Using Hadoop and Hive Bookshop — buy Big Data Using Hadoop and Hive ThriftBooks — buy Big Data Using Hadoop and Hive eBooks.com — buy Big Data Using Hadoop and Hive

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Hive 1726
2 The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture 1877
3 Apis, the hive bee 1932
4 The Hive and the honey bee 1946
5 A Hive of Suspects 1952
6 Colmena 1953
7 A hive of bees 1958
8 The queens and the hive 1962
9 The infinite hive 1964
10 Hellstrom's Hive 1973
11 A hive of busy bees 1975
12 Honey in the hive 1988
13 Door in the Hive, A 1989
14 Hive management 1990
15 A hive of dead men 1991
16 Earth hive 1992
17 Damia's Children 1993
18 Hive 1993
19 Lyon's pride 1994
20 Hives of sickness 1995
21 The tower and the hive 1999
22 Honey Bees and Hives 1999
23 Hive for the Honeybee 1999
24 Star Wars - The Hive 2004
25 Langstroth's Hive and the Honey-Bee 2004
26 Honey in a Hive 2005
27 Hive universe 2006
28 H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) 2007
29 The Overlord Protocol (H.I.V.E. #2) 2008
30 Escape Velocity (H.I.V.E) 2008
31 Title: THE OVERLORD PROTOCOL: H.I.V.E. 2 2008
32 H.I.V.E. - Zero Hour 2010
33 The God of the Hive 2010
34 Escape Velocity 2011
35 Big Data Black Book 2016
36 The Hive Queen 2018
37 Langstroth On the Hive and Honey Bee 2018
38 Hive Mind 2019
39 Tracker Hive Academy 2019
40 Big Data Using Hadoop and Hive 2021

Hive reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Hive (1726). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Hive — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Hive books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1726–2021.

What is the newest Hive book?

Big Data Using Hadoop and Hive, published in 2021.