Absolution: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Southern Reach series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Absolution audiobook runs 14.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Bronson Pinchot (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.9 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 3,417 Apocalyptic & Dystopian audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Southern Reach Trilogy
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 26.9 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 41.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annihilation | 6.2 hrs |
| 2 | Authority | 10.8 hrs |
| 3 | Acceptance | 9.9 hrs |
| 4 | Absolution | 14.9 hrs |
More narrated by Bronson Pinchot
Bronson Pinchot narrates 320 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,382 hours in all.
- The Final Day
- One Year After
- Distress Signals
- Aliens: Phalanx
- Matterhorn
About as long, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelf
276 Apocalyptic & Dystopian audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by Bronson Pichot runs about the same length (14.9 hours).
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
Absolution is book 4 of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach series: a 14.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Bronson Pinchot, released October 22, 2024, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bronson Pinchot
- Released
- October 22, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- Series
- The Southern Reach Trilogy #4
- ISBN
- 9798874810580
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Absolution audiobook?
Absolution runs 14.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.
Is the Absolution audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Absolution?
Absolution is narrated by Bronson Pinchot.
Is Absolution worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 5 hours.