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Spin: Audiobook

The Spin audiobook runs an estimated 14.5 hours (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.5est. listening hrs
4.1★31 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 14.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Spin at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

What our data says

  • At 14.5 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 84% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 38% 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 14.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

One night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier. He and his best friends, Jason and Diane Lawton, had seen what became known as the Big Blackout. It would shape their lives. The effect is worldwide. The sun is now a featureless disk--a heat source, rather than an astronomical object. The moon is gone, but tides remain. Not only have the world's artificial satellites fallen out of orbit, their recovered remains are pitted and aged, as though they'd been in space far longer than their known lifespans. As Tyler, Jason, and Diane grow up, space probe reveals a bizarre truth: The barrier is artificial, generated by huge alien artifacts.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Spin audiobook?

Spin runs about 14.5 hours, our estimate from its 492 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.

Can I listen to Spin free?

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Is Spin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Spin first published?

Spin by Robert Charles Wilson was first published in 2005.