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Use of Weapons: Audiobook

The Use of Weapons audiobook runs an estimated 11.8 hours (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.8est. listening hrs
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 11.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Use of Weapons 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

What our data says

  • At 11.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 64% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 7% 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 solid week of commutes at 11.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

The third entry in the critically acclaimed Culture series, from British Science Fiction author, Iain M. Banks. The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action.The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence, but despite all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought. The drone known as Skaffen-Amtiskaw knew both of these people. It had once saved the woman's life by massacring her attackers in a particularly bloody manner. It believed the man to be a lost cause. But not even its machine could see the horrors in his past. Ferociously intelligent, both witty and horrific, Use of Weapons is a masterpiece of science fiction.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Use of Weapons audiobook?

Use of Weapons runs about 11.8 hours, our estimate from its 400 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is the Use of Weapons audiobook free?

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

Is Use of Weapons worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Use of Weapons first published?

Use of Weapons by Iain Banks was first published in 1990.