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Hyperion: Audiobook

The Hyperion audiobook runs an estimated 14.2 hours (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.2est. listening hrs
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 14.2 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Hyperion at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

What our data says

  • At 14.2 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 79% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 29% 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: a solid week of commutes at 14.2 hours (estimated).

About the book

On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all. On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope - and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Hyperion audiobook?

Hyperion runs about 14.2 hours, our estimate from its 481 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is the Hyperion audiobook free?

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

Is Hyperion worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Hyperion first published?

Hyperion by Dan Simmons was first published in 1989.