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The Caves of Steel: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Caves of Steel runs an estimated 7.7 hours (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.7est. listening hrs
4.3★26 ratings
Mysterygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 7.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Caves of Steel at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 7.7 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for mystery.
  • That's 10% shorter than the average mystery audiobook (8.6 hrs across 582 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for mystery listeners who want proper detective work and a murder to untangle: a weekend-size listen at 7.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

Following the iconic I, Robot, the next adventure in the Robot series finds detective Elijah Baley swept into one of the most emotionally charged and dangerous situations in Earth’s history when he’s tasked with solving the murder of an illustrious robot scientist. “With his fertile imagination, his wit, and his prolific output, Isaac Asimov truly laid the foundation for all future generations of science fiction writers.”—Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling co-author of the Dune prequel series Like most people left behind on an over-populated Earth, New York City police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. But when a prominent Spacer is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Baley is ordered to the Outer Worlds to help track down the killer. The relationship between Life Lige and his Spacer superiors, who distrusted all Earthmen, was strained from the start.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Caves of Steel as an audiobook?

The Caves of Steel runs about 7.7 hours, our estimate from its 259 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.

Is The Caves of Steel free as an audiobook?

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

When was The Caves of Steel first published?

The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov was first published in 1953.