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Old Man’s War: Audiobook

The Old Man’s War audiobook runs an estimated 9.2 hours (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.2est. listening hrs
4.2★111 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9.2 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Old Man’s War at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

What our data says

  • At 9.2 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 61% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 12% shorter 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 9.2 hours (estimated).

About the book

Perfect for an entry-level sci-fi reader and the ideal addition to a veteran fan’s collection, John Scalzi's Old Man’s War will take audiences on a heart-stopping adventure into the far corners of the universe. John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce—and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding. Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Old Man’s War audiobook?

Old Man’s War runs about 9.2 hours, our estimate from its 310 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is the Old Man’s War audiobook free?

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

When was Old Man’s War first published?

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi was first published in 2005.