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Carnival by Elizabeth Bear

Carnival: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Carnival audiobook runs 12.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Celeste Ciulla (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.2listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Carnival at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

1,840 Science 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

Carnival is an audiobook by Elizabeth Bear: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Celeste Ciulla, released June 20, 2008, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.2 hrs
Narrated by
Celeste Ciulla
Released
June 20, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
ISBN
9781436133746

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Carnival audiobook?

Carnival runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is the Carnival audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Carnival?

Carnival is narrated by Celeste Ciulla.

Is Carnival worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.