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Cover of Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi

Zoe's Tale: Audiobook

The Zoe's Tale audiobook runs an estimated 9.5 hours (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.5est. listening hrs
3.8★32 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Zoe's Tale at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

What our data says

  • At 9.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 57% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 10% shorter 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 9.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

Zoë Boutin-Perry travels to the fledgling colony world of Roanoke with her adoptive parents, John Perry and Jane Sagan, who have accepted positions as administrators. When her biological father develops the technology to give the Obin consciousness and self-awareness, she suddenly becomes the center of a critical but endangered treaty between the Obin and the Colonial Union.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Zoe's Tale audiobook?

Zoe's Tale runs about 9.5 hours, our estimate from its 320 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is the Zoe's Tale audiobook free?

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

When was Zoe's Tale first published?

Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi was first published in 2008.