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A Closed and Common Orbit: Audiobook

As an audiobook, A Closed and Common Orbit runs an estimated 12.3 hours (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.3est. listening hrs
4.2★46 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 12.3 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish A Closed and Common Orbit at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 12.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 71% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 17% longer 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 12.3 hours (estimated).

About the book

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Series! A Publishers Weekly ""Best Books of 2017"" pick! Nominated for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel! Shortlisted for the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award! Winner of the Prix Julia-Verlanger! Embark on an exciting, adventurous, and dangerous journey through the galaxy with the motley crew of the spaceship Wayfarer in this fun and heart-warming space opera—the sequel to the acclaimed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. Lovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. As Lovelace learns to negotiate the universe and discover who she is, she makes friends with Pepper, an excitable engineer, who’s determined to help her learn and grow.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Closed and Common Orbit as an audiobook?

A Closed and Common Orbit runs about 12.3 hours, our estimate from its 416 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Can I listen to A Closed and Common Orbit free?

Yes, with the audiobooks.com free trial. Start the trial, get A Closed and Common Orbit included, and cancel anytime; the trial stays free.

Is A Closed and Common Orbit worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was A Closed and Common Orbit first published?

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers was first published in 2016.