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The Institute: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Institute runs an estimated 18.5 hours (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.5est. listening hrs
3.9★14 ratings
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 18.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Institute at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

What our data says

  • At 18.5 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 91% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 68% 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: a long-haul epic at 18.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

2020 THRILLER/SUSPENSE AUDIE AWARD WINNER! Now an MGM+ Original Series! From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the most riveting and unforgettable story of kids confronting evil since It. “This is King at his best” ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch ). In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there’s no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents—telekinesis and telepathy—who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Institute as an audiobook?

The Institute runs about 18.5 hours, our estimate from its 624 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.

Is The Institute free as an audiobook?

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

Is The Institute worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Institute first published?

The Institute by Stephen King was first published in 2019.