Approaching the Speed of Light: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Approaching the Speed of Light audiobook runs 10.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Stephen R. Thorne (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stephen R. Thorne
Stephen R. Thorne narrates 224 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,057 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,046 Literary Fiction 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
Approaching the Speed of Light is an audiobook by Victoria Lustbader: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen R. Thorne, released August 13, 2013, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen R. Thorne
- Released
- August 13, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781482924282
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Approaching the Speed of Light audiobook?
Approaching the Speed of Light runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the Approaching the Speed of Light audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Approaching the Speed of Light?
Approaching the Speed of Light is narrated by Stephen R. Thorne.
Is Approaching the Speed of Light worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.