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Cover of Firestarter by Stephen King

Firestarter: Audiobook

The Firestarter audiobook runs an estimated 12.7 hours (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7est. listening hrs
3.9★27 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Firestarter at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 61% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.

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

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners: a solid week of commutes at 12.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, “his highest Fahrenheit reading yet” ( Time )—now featuring a stunning vintage cover! Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson were once college students looking to make some extra cash, volunteering as test subjects for an experiment orchestrated by the clandestine government organization known as The Shop. But the outcome unlocked exceptional latent psychic talents for the two of them—manifesting in even more terrifying ways when they fell in love and had a child. Their daughter, Charlie, has been gifted with the most extraordinary and uncontrollable power ever seen—pyrokinesis, the ability to create fire with her mind.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Firestarter audiobook?

Firestarter runs about 12.7 hours, our estimate from its 428 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is the Firestarter audiobook free?

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

Is Firestarter worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Firestarter first published?

Firestarter by Stephen King was first published in 1980.