A Far Better Thing: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Far Better Thing runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nathaniel Priestley (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 2,729 Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) audiobooks in our catalog.
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Nathaniel Priestley narrates 115 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,035 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelf
538 Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Far Better Thing is an audiobook by H. G. Parry: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Nathaniel Priestley, released June 17, 2025, on the Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nathaniel Priestley
- Released
- June 17, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- ISBN
- 9781250401878
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Far Better Thing as an audiobook?
A Far Better Thing runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is A Far Better Thing free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Far Better Thing?
A Far Better Thing is narrated by Nathaniel Priestley.
Is A Far Better Thing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.