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Blindsight: Audiobook

The Blindsight audiobook runs an estimated 11.4 hours (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4est. listening hrs
4.1★67 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Blindsight at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

What our data says

  • At 11.4 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 62% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 9% 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 who want vampires: a solid week of commutes at 11.4 hours (estimated).

About the book

Set in 2082, Peter Watts' Blindsight is fast-moving hard SF that pulls readers into a futuristic world where a mind-bending alien encounter is about to unfold. After the Firefall, all eyes are locked heavenward as a team of specialists aboard the self-piloted spaceship Theseus hurtles outbound to intercept an unknown intelligence.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Blindsight audiobook?

Blindsight runs about 11.4 hours, our estimate from its 384 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the Blindsight audiobook free?

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

Is Blindsight worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Blindsight first published?

Blindsight by Peter Watts, Peter Watts was first published in 2006.