Halting State: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Halting State audiobook runs 13.5 hours (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 13.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in–by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
- That's 10% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).
Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for thriller listeners who want proper detective work: a solid week of commutes at 13.5 hours.
About the book
In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls Hugo winner Charles Stross' novel Halting State a "brilliantly conceived techno-crime thriller." The year is 2012, and China, India, and the United States are waging an infowar for economic domination. With innocent gamers mere pawns in the hands of electronic intelligence agencies, programmer Jack Reed is tasked with ferreting out the plot of those who would gladly trade global turmoil for personal gain. "The act of creation seems to come easily to Charles Stross . [He] is peerless at dreaming up devices that could conceivably exist in 6, 60, or 600 years."-New York Times
How to listen to Halting State free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Halting State audiobook?
Halting State runs 13.5 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.
Is the Halting State audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is Halting State worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Halting State first published?
Halting State by Charles Stross was first published in 2007.
