The Subtle Knife — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 10.3 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 58% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 16% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (12.3 hrs across 761 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners — a solid week of commutes at 10.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife. She had asked: What is he? A friend or an enemy? The alethiometer answered: He is a murderer. When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once. Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld – Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: twelve-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another's, has also stumbled into this strange new realm. On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will uncover a deadly secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating power. And with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat – and the shattering truth of their own destiny.
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Subtle Knife as an audiobook?
The Subtle Knife runs about 10.3 hours — our estimate from its 350 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Can I listen to The Subtle Knife free?
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Is The Subtle Knife worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours — saving 3.4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Subtle Knife first published?
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman was first published in 1997.