Rainbows End: Audiobook
The Rainbows End audiobook runs an estimated 11.4 hours (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 11.4 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 11.4 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 62% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 9% 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 11.4 hours (estimated).
About the book
From the back cover: World famous poet Robert Gu missed twenty years of progress while he nearly died from Alzheimer's. Now, when he awakens in San Diego, in the year 2025, with his mind and health restored, reality's a shock. Books are just about gone. Computers are old news, replaced by "smart" contact lenses that connect him to the Internet via his clothes and wireless nodes just about everywhere. Buildings look low rent -- unless you're wearing. Then, they look like whatever you want. Even he is different. He's seventy-five, but his treatment has made him look almost a teen. And that's just the tip of the iceberg in the new Digital Age. As Gu tries to catch up with his future, a mysterious stranger draws him and other innocents into a conspiracy that could have disastrous consequences.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rainbows End audiobook?
Rainbows End runs about 11.4 hours, our estimate from its 384 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is the Rainbows End audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is Rainbows End worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Rainbows End first published?
Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge was first published in 2006.
