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Vicious: Audiobook

The Vicious audiobook runs an estimated 11.4 hours (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4est. listening hrs
3.9★17 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Vicious 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 11.4 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 60% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.

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 11.4 hours (estimated).

About the book

V. E. Schwab's New York Times bestseller Vicious is a masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers. Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Vicious audiobook?

Vicious runs about 11.4 hours, our estimate from its 384 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the Vicious audiobook free?

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

Is Vicious worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Vicious first published?

Vicious by V. E. Schwab was first published in 2013.