The Diamond Age: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Diamond Age runs an estimated 15.1 hours (about 10.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 15.1 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 15.1 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 86% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 44% 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 who want epic quests and a comic streak: a long-haul epic at 15.1 hours (estimated).
About the book
In Snow Crash , Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in The Diamond Age , he delivers another stunning tale. Set in 21st-century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state-of-the-art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life, and the entire future of humanity, is about to be decoded and reprogrammed.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Diamond Age as an audiobook?
The Diamond Age runs about 15.1 hours, our estimate from its 512 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.1 hours.
Is The Diamond Age free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Diamond Age worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.1 hours, saving 5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Diamond Age first published?
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson was first published in 1995.
