A Planet Called Happy: An uplifting sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Planet Called Happy: An uplifting sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kate Handford (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 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 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kate Handford
Kate Handford narrates 107 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,157 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,869 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Planet Called Happy: An uplifting sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe is an audiobook by Riley August: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Handford, released July 23, 2026, on the Science Fiction and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kate Handford
- Released
- July 23, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian, Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781804958063
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Planet Called Happy: An uplifting sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe as an audiobook?
A Planet Called Happy: An uplifting sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is A Planet Called Happy: An uplifting sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Planet Called Happy: An uplifting sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe?
A Planet Called Happy: An uplifting sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe is narrated by Kate Handford.
Is A Planet Called Happy: An uplifting sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.