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Iron Widow: Audiobook

The Iron Widow audiobook runs an estimated 11.8 hours (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.8est. listening hrs
4.3★18 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 11.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Iron Widow at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

What our data says

  • At 11.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 64% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 7% 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 11.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! A USA Today bestseller! Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected—she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Iron Widow audiobook?

Iron Widow runs about 11.8 hours, our estimate from its 400 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is the Iron Widow audiobook free?

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

Is Iron Widow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Iron Widow first published?

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao was first published in 2019.