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The Amber Spyglass: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Amber Spyglass runs an estimated 15.8 hours (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.8est. listening hrs
3.9★111 ratings
Fantasygenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 15.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Amber Spyglass at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

What our data says

  • At 15.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 85% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 44% longer 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 who want magic systems and epic quests: a long-haul epic at 15.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

In the astonishing finale to the His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Will are in unspeakable danger. With help from Iorek Byrnison the armored bear and two tiny Gallivespian spies, they must journey to a dank and gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone. All the while, Dr. Mary Malone builds a magnificent Amber Spyglass. An assassin hunts her down, and Lord Asriel, with a troop of shining angels, fights his mighty rebellion, in a battle of strange allies—and shocking sacrifice. As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living—and the dead—finally comes to depend on two children and the simple truth of one simple story.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Amber Spyglass as an audiobook?

The Amber Spyglass runs about 15.8 hours, our estimate from its 536 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.

Is The Amber Spyglass free as an audiobook?

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

Is The Amber Spyglass worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Amber Spyglass first published?

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman was first published in 1999.