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The Dead Zone — Audiobook

12.6est. listening hrs
4.1★46 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free with trial

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Dead Zone at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 12.6 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for thriller.

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

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners who want a murder to untangle — a solid week of commutes at 12.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

The #1 New York Times bestseller and “frightening” ( The New York Times ) thriller from master storyteller Stephen King about a clairvoyant man who must weigh his options when he sees the terrible future awaiting mankind. When Johnny Smith was six years old, head trauma caused by a bad ice-skating accident left him with a nasty bruise on his forehead and, from time to time, those hunches…infrequent but accurate snippets of things to come. But it isn’t until Johnny’s a grown man—now having survived a horrifying auto injury that plunged him into a coma lasting four-and-a-half years—that his special abilities really push to the fore. Johnny Smith has come back from the void with an extraordinary gift that becomes his life’s curse…presenting visions of what was and what will be for both the innocent and guilty alike.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dead Zone as an audiobook?

The Dead Zone runs about 12.6 hours — our estimate from its 426 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Can I listen to The Dead Zone free?

Yes — with the audiobooks.com free trial. Start the trial, get The Dead Zone included, and cancel anytime; the trial stays free.

Is The Dead Zone worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours — saving 4.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Dead Zone first published?

The Dead Zone by Stephen King was first published in 1979.