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Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey is about 20 hours long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 13 hr 20 min, and at 2× to about 10 hr.
Runtimes are approximate and vary slightly by edition and retailer. Check the length shown in Audible, Libby, Spotify or Apple Books for your copy.
| Playback speed | Total time |
|---|---|
| 0.8× | 25 hr |
| 1× | 20 hr |
| 1.25× | 16 hr |
| 1.5× | 13 hr 20 min |
| 1.75× | 11 hr 26 min |
| 2× | 10 hr |
| 2.5× | 8 hr |
| 3× | 6 hr 40 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 20 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 14 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 18 days.
The table below shows whole days needed for every combination of speed and daily listening time.
| Speed | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1.5 hr | 2 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 80 | 40 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 10 |
| 1.25× | 64 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| 1.5× | 54 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
| 2× | 40 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
How long, really
At 20 hr, Leviathan Wakes is roughly a full day of non-stop listening, a road trip from Seattle to Denver. That's longer than about 83% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Leviathan Wakes comes to roughly 186,000 words. Narrators vary, so a faster or slower reader will shift that number and the total runtime.
Want to try other speeds or your own schedule? Use the audiobook speed calculator or the listening goal calculator to find the daily minutes you need.
Track it as you listen
Booktrace is an iPhone audiobook tracker that logs your sessions, chapters, narrator and playback speed in one place, so you can see real progress through Leviathan Wakes and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Leviathan Wakes audiobook by James S.A. Corey runs about 20 hours at normal (1x) speed. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Leviathan Wakes takes about 13 hours and 20 minutes. At 2x it takes about 10 hours.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Leviathan Wakes takes about 20 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 14 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 40 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Leviathan Wakes is longer than about 83% of them. At 20 hr it is roughly a full day of non-stop listening, a road trip from Seattle to Denver.
