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A Memory Called Empire: Audiobook

As an audiobook, A Memory Called Empire runs an estimated 13.7 hours (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.7est. listening hrs
4.1★36 ratings
Fantasygenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 13.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish A Memory Called Empire at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

What our data says

  • At 13.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 76% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 25% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want a murder to untangle: a solid week of commutes at 13.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

Winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel A Locus, and Nebula Award nominee for 2019 A Best Book of 2019: Library Journal , Polygon, Den of Geek An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A Guardian Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2019 and “Not the Booker Prize” Nominee A Goodreads Biggest SFF Book of 2019 and Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee " A Memory Called Empire perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity. All around brilliant space opera, I absolutely love it."—Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous ambassador from their small but fiercely independent mining Station, has died.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Memory Called Empire as an audiobook?

A Memory Called Empire runs about 13.7 hours, our estimate from its 464 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Can I listen to A Memory Called Empire free?

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Is A Memory Called Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was A Memory Called Empire first published?

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine was first published in 2019.