The Hydrogen Sonata: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Hydrogen Sonata runs an estimated 15.3 hours (about 10.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 15.3 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 15.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 87% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 46% 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 spycraft: a long-haul epic at 15.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
The New York Times bestselling Culture novel. . . The Scavenger species are circling. It is, truly, provably, the End Days for the Gzilt civilization. An ancient people, organized on military principles and yet almost perversely peaceful, the Gzilt helped set up the Culture ten thousand years earlier and were very nearly one of its founding societies, deciding not to join only at the last moment. Now they've made the collective decision to follow the well-trodden path of millions of other civilizations; they are going to Sublime, elevating themselves to a new and almost infinitely more rich and complex existence. Amid preparations though, the Regimental High Command is destroyed. Lieutenant Commander (reserve) Vyr Cossont appears to have been involved, and she is now wanted -- dead, not alive.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Hydrogen Sonata as an audiobook?
The Hydrogen Sonata runs about 15.3 hours, our estimate from its 517 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.2 hours.
Is The Hydrogen Sonata free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Hydrogen Sonata worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.2 hours, saving 5.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Hydrogen Sonata first published?
The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain Banks was first published in 2012.
