Authority — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 10.4 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 56% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 15% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (12.3 hrs across 761 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want epic quests — a solid week of commutes at 10.4 hours (estimated).
About the book
The bone-chilling, hair-raising second installment of the Southern Reach Trilogy. This 10th Anniversary Edition of Authority features a new introduction by Hugo Award–winning author N. K. Jemisin. For thirty years, a secret agency called the Southern Reach has monitored expeditions into Area X—a remote and lush terrain mysteriously sequestered from civilization. After the twelfth expedition, the Southern Reach is in disarray, and John Rodriguez (a.k.a. "Control") is the team's newly appointed head. From a series of interrogations, a cache of hidden notes, and more than two hundred hours of profoundly troubling video footage, the secrets of Area X begin to reveal themselves—and what they expose pushes Control to confront disturbing truths about both himself and the agency he's promised to serve.
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Authority audiobook?
Authority runs about 10.4 hours — our estimate from its 352 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Can I listen to Authority free?
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Is Authority worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours — saving 3.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Authority first published?
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer was first published in 2014.