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Leviathan: Audiobook

The Leviathan audiobook runs an estimated 13.1 hours (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.1est. listening hrs
3.9★25 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 13.1 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Leviathan at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 13.1 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 76% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 25% 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: a solid week of commutes at 13.1 hours (estimated).

About the book

The first novel in a masterful trilogy about World War I with a steampunk twist by #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld. It is the cusp of World War I. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ genetically fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet. Aleksandar Ferdinand, a Clanker, and Deryn Sharp, a Darwinist, are on opposite sides of the war. But their paths cross in the most unexpected way, taking them both aboard the Leviathan on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure…one that will change both their lives forever.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Leviathan audiobook?

Leviathan runs about 13.1 hours, our estimate from its 444 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Can I listen to Leviathan free?

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Is Leviathan worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Leviathan first published?

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld was first published in 2009.