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2061: Audiobook

The 2061 audiobook runs an estimated 8.2 hours (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2est. listening hrs
3.7★26 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish 2061 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 68% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 22% shorter than the average science fiction audiobook (10.5 hrs across 820 titles in our dataset).

Computed from science fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for science fiction listeners: a solid week of commutes at 8.2 hours (estimated).

About the book

Arthur C. Clarke’s 2061: Odyssey Three is truly a masterful elaboration on one man’s epic vision of the universe. Only rarely does a novelist weave a tapestry so compelling that it captures the imagination of the entire world. But that is precisely what Arthur C. Clarke accomplished with 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is even more unusual that an author is able to complement so well-received an invention with an equally successful sequel. But Arthur C. Clarke’s 2010: Odyssey Two enthralled a huge audience worldwide. Now, in 2061: Odyssey Three, Arthur C. Clarke revisits the most famous future ever imagined, as two expeditions into space are inextricably tangled by human necessity and the immutable laws of physics.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the 2061 audiobook?

2061 runs about 8.2 hours, our estimate from its 279 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the 2061 audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

When was 2061 first published?

2061 by Arthur C. Clarke was first published in 1987.