science fiction audiobook · Old Man's War
Old Man's War by John Scalzi is about 9 hours long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 6 hr, and at 2× to about 4 hr 30 min.
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× | 11 hr 15 min |
| 1× | 9 hr |
| 1.25× | 7 hr 12 min |
| 1.5× | 6 hr |
| 1.75× | 5 hr 9 min |
| 2× | 4 hr 30 min |
| 2.5× | 3 hr 36 min |
| 3× | 3 hr |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 9 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 6 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 8 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× | 36 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 1.25× | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 1.5× | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 2× | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
How long, really
At 9 hr, Old Man's War is roughly a cross-country flight from New York to Los Angeles with time to spare. That's longer than about 29% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Old Man's War comes to roughly 84,000 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 Old Man's War and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Old Man's War audiobook by John Scalzi runs about 9 hours at normal (1x) speed. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Old Man's War takes about 6 hours. At 2x it takes about 4 hours and 30 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Old Man's War takes about 9 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 6 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 18 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Old Man's War is longer than about 29% of them. At 9 hr it is roughly a cross-country flight from New York to Los Angeles with time to spare.
