The Fifth Elephant: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Fifth Elephant runs an estimated 12.3 hours (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 12.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 12.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 67% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 12% 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 a comic streak: a solid week of commutes at 12.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
Brought to you by Penguin. Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before. 'Well, he thought, so this is diplomacy. It's lying, only for a better class of people. They say that diplomacy is a gentle art. That mastering it is a lifetime's work. But you do need a certain inclination in that direction. It's not something you can just pick up on the job. A few days ago Sam Vimes was a copper - an important copper, true - chief of police - but still, at his core, a policeman. But today he is an ambassador - to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald . Today, Sam Vimes is also a man on the run. At some point during his ambassadorship, things went very wrong. It's snowing. It's freezing.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Fifth Elephant as an audiobook?
The Fifth Elephant runs about 12.3 hours, our estimate from its 415 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is The Fifth Elephant free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Fifth Elephant worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Fifth Elephant first published?
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett was first published in 1999.
