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The Fall of Hyperion: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Fall of Hyperion runs an estimated 16.6 hours (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.6est. listening hrs
4.0★59 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 16.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Fall of Hyperion at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

What our data says

  • At 16.6 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 90% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 58% 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 16.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion , Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention. On the world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing - nothing anywhere in the universe - will ever be the same.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Fall of Hyperion as an audiobook?

The Fall of Hyperion runs about 16.6 hours, our estimate from its 561 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.

Can I listen to The Fall of Hyperion free?

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Is The Fall of Hyperion worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Fall of Hyperion first published?

The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons was first published in 1990.