Altered Carbon — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 14.7 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 14.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 73% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 20% longer 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 14.7 hours (estimated).
About the book
In the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself. Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person's consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or "sleeve") making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen. Ex-U.N. envoy Takeshi Kovacs has been killed before, but his last death was particularly painful.
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How long is the Altered Carbon audiobook?
Altered Carbon runs about 14.7 hours — our estimate from its 496 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.
Can I listen to Altered Carbon free?
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Is Altered Carbon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours — saving 4.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Altered Carbon first published?
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan was first published in 2002.
