Surface Detail: Audiobook
The Surface Detail audiobook runs an estimated 18.7 hours (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 18.7 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 18.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 95% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 78% 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 long-haul epic at 18.7 hours (estimated).
About the book
It begins in the realm of the Real, where matter still matters. It begins with a murder. And it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself. Lededje Y'breq is one of the Intagliated, her marked body bearing witness to a family shame, her life belonging to a man whose lust for power is without limit. Prepared to risk everything for her freedom, her release, when it comes, is at a price, and to put things right she will need the help of the Culture. Benevolent, enlightened and almost infinitely resourceful though it may be, the Culture can only do so much for any individual. With the assistance of one of its most powerful -- and arguably deranged -- warships, Lededje finds herself heading into a combat zone not even sure which side the Culture is really on.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Surface Detail audiobook?
Surface Detail runs about 18.7 hours, our estimate from its 634 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.
Is the Surface Detail audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is Surface Detail worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Surface Detail first published?
Surface Detail by Iain Banks was first published in 2010.
