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Cover of Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski

Time of Contempt: Audiobook

Book 2 of the The Witcher series · see all 3 in reading order

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Time of Contempt audiobook runs 12 hours (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
3.9★53 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish Time of Contempt at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.

What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 7% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11.2 hrs across 1862 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want magic systems and epic quests: a solid week of commutes at 12 hours.

About the book

To protect his ward Ciri, Geralt of Rivia sends her to train with the sorceress Yennefer. But all is not well within the Wizard's Guild in the second novel of the Witcher, Andrzej Sapkowski's groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games. ★ The New York Times Bestselling Series ★ Over Fifteen Million Copies Sold Worldwide ★ World Fantasy Award Winning Author ★ David Gemmell Legend Award Winning Author ★ Named One of the Greatest Book Series of All Time by Forbes Geralt is a Witcher: guardian of the innocent; protector of those in need; a defender in dark times against some of the most frightening creatures of myth and legend. His task now is to protect Ciri.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Time of Contempt audiobook?

Time of Contempt runs 12 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Time of Contempt audiobook free?

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

Is Time of Contempt worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Time of Contempt first published?

Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski was first published in 1995.