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Cover of Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

Lucifer's Hammer: Audiobook

The Lucifer's Hammer audiobook runs an estimated 18.9 hours (about 12.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.9est. listening hrs
4.0★30 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 18.9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Lucifer's Hammer at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

What our data says

  • At 18.9 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 95% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 80% 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 long-haul epic at 18.9 hours (estimated).

About the book

The gigantic comet had slammed into Earth, forging earthquakes a thousand times too powerful to measure on the Richter scale, tidal waves thousands of feet high. Cities were turned into oceans; oceans turned into steam. It was the beginning of a new Ice Age and the end of civilization. But for the terrified men and women chance had saved, it was also the dawn of a new struggle for survival - a struggle more dangerous and challenging than any they had ever known....

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lucifer's Hammer audiobook?

Lucifer's Hammer runs about 18.9 hours, our estimate from its 639 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.6 hours.

Is the Lucifer's Hammer audiobook free?

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

Is Lucifer's Hammer worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.6 hours, saving 6.3 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Lucifer's Hammer first published?

Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle was first published in 1977.