Speaker for the Dead — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 12.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 12.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 60% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want epic quests and a comic streak — a solid week of commutes at 12.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
Speaker for the Dead , the second novel in Orson Scott Card's The Ender Saga, is the winner of the 1986 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1987 Hugo Award for Best Novel. In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War. Now, long years later, a second alien race has been discovered, but again the aliens' ways are strange and frightening...again, humans die. And it is only the Speaker for the Dead, who is also Ender Wiggin the Xenocide, who has the courage to confront the mystery...and the truth.
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How long is the Speaker for the Dead audiobook?
Speaker for the Dead runs about 12.3 hours — our estimate from its 415 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Can I listen to Speaker for the Dead free?
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Is Speaker for the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours — saving 4.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Speaker for the Dead first published?
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card was first published in 1986.