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Ship breaker: Audiobook

The Ship breaker audiobook runs an estimated 9.9 hours (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.9est. listening hrs
3.7★19 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9.9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Ship breaker at common listening paces
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30 min / day20 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

What our data says

  • At 9.9 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for fantasy.
  • That's 10% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a solid week of commutes at 9.9 hours (estimated).

About the book

Printz Award Winner, 2011 In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota - and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life. In this powerful novel, award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set in a vivid and raw, uncertain future.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Ship breaker audiobook?

Ship breaker 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 Ship breaker audiobook free?

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

When was Ship breaker first published?

Ship breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi was first published in 2010.