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The human division: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The human division runs an estimated 12.7 hours (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7est. listening hrs
3.9★29 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The human division at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 74% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 21% 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 solid week of commutes at 12.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of the human race. The people of Earth now know that the human Colonial Union has kept them ignorant of the dangerous universe around them. For generations the CU had defended humanity against hostile aliens, deliberately keeping Earth an ignorant backwater and a source of military recruits. Now the CU’s secrets are known to all. Other alien races have come on the scene and formed a new alliance - an alliance against the Colonial Union. And they’ve invited the people of Earth to join them. For a shaken and betrayed Earth, the choice isn't obvious or easy. Against such possibilities, managing the survival of the Colonial Union won’t be easy, either.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The human division as an audiobook?

The human division runs about 12.7 hours, our estimate from its 431 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is The human division free as an audiobook?

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

Is The human division worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The human division first published?

The human division by John Scalzi was first published in 2013.