The Hunt for Red October: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Hunt for Red October runs an estimated 14.2 hours (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 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 14.2 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 78% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
- That's 15% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).
Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for thriller listeners who want spycraft: a solid week of commutes at 14.2 hours (estimated).
About the book
Don't Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski! The #1 New York Times bestseller that launched the phenomenal career of Tom Clancy—a gripping military thriller that introduced the world to his unforgettable hero, Jack Ryan—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read . Somewhere under the freezing Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. The chase for the highly advanced nuclear submarine is on—and there’s only one man who can find her... Brilliant CIA analyst Jack Ryan has little interest in fieldwork, but when covert photographs of Red October land on his desk, Ryan soon finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek played by two world powers—a game that could end in all-out war.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Hunt for Red October as an audiobook?
The Hunt for Red October runs about 14.2 hours, our estimate from its 479 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is The Hunt for Red October free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Hunt for Red October worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Hunt for Red October first published?
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy was first published in 1984.
