Ringworld: Audiobook
The Ringworld audiobook runs an estimated 9.9 hours (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 9.9 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 9.9 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for science fiction.
- That's 6% 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 9.9 hours (estimated).
About the book
Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel, Ringworld remains a favorite among science fiction readers. The artifact is a vast circular ribbon of matter, some 180 million miles across, with a sun at its center. Pierson’s puppeteers—strange, three-legged, two-headed aliens—discovered this “Ringworld” in a hitherto unexplored part of the galaxy. Curious about the immense structure, but frightened by the prospect of meeting the builders, they set about assembling a team to explore it: Louis Wu, human—old and bored with having lived too fully for too many years, seeking an adventure, and all too capable of handling it. Nessus, puppeteer—a trembling coward from a species with an inbuilt survival pattern of nonviolence. This particular puppeteer, however, is insane. Speaker-to-Animals, kzin—large, orange-furred, and carnivorous. The kzin are one of the most savage life-forms known.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ringworld audiobook?
Ringworld runs about 9.9 hours, our estimate from its 336 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is the Ringworld audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was Ringworld first published?
Ringworld by Larry Niven was first published in 1970.
