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Project Hail Mary — Audiobook

14.7est. listening hrs
4.5★171 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free with trial

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 14.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Project Hail Mary at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day30 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

What our data says

  • At 14.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 72% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 14% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.9 hrs across 259 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners — a solid week of commutes at 14.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MARTIAN. Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard. Project Hail Mary is now playing exclusively in theaters. Winner of the 2022 Audie Awards' Audiobook of the Year Number-One Audible and New York Times Audio Best Seller More than three million audiobooks sold A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Martian . Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Project Hail Mary audiobook?

Project Hail Mary 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 Project Hail Mary free?

Yes — with the audiobooks.com free trial. Start the trial, get Project Hail Mary included, and cancel anytime; the trial stays free.

Is Project Hail Mary 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 Project Hail Mary first published?

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir was first published in 2021.