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The Ringworld throne: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Ringworld throne runs an estimated 11.3 hours (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3est. listening hrs
3.1★20 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Ringworld throne at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 60% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 8% 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 11.3 hours (estimated).

About the book

Come back to the Ringworld—the most astonishing feat of engineering ever encountered. A place of untold technological wonders, home to myriad humanoid races, and world of some of the most beloved science fiction stories ever written. The human Louis Wu; the puppeteer known as the Hindmost; Acolyte, son of the Kzin called Chmeee: legendary beings brought together once again in the defense of the Ringworld. Something is going on with the protectors. Incoming spacecraft are being destroyed before they can reach the Ringworld. Vampires are massing. And the Ghouls have their own agenda—if anyone dares approach them to learn. Each race on the Ringworld has always had its own protector. Now it looks as if the Ringworld itself needs a protector. But who will sit on the Ringworld throne?

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Ringworld throne as an audiobook?

The Ringworld throne runs about 11.3 hours, our estimate from its 382 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is The Ringworld throne free as an audiobook?

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

Is The Ringworld throne worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Ringworld throne first published?

The Ringworld throne by Larry Niven was first published in 1996.