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Best served cold: Audiobook

The Best served cold audiobook runs an estimated 18.7 hours (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.7est. listening hrs
4.3★32 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 18.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Best served cold at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

What our data says

  • At 18.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 91% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 70% 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 epic quests: a long-haul epic at 18.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

Springtime in Styria. And that means war. There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, and behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king. War may be hell but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso's employ, it's a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular -- a shade too popular for her employer's taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto's reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Whatever the cost, seven men must die.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Best served cold audiobook?

Best served cold runs about 18.7 hours, our estimate from its 632 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.

Is the Best served cold audiobook free?

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

Is Best served cold worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Best served cold first published?

Best served cold by Joe Abercrombie was first published in 2009.