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Chimera by T. C. McCarthy

Chimera: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Subterrene War series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Chimera audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by John Pruden (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11 hours of listening.

Days to finish Chimera at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Subterrene War Series

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 20.4 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 31.4 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Germline9.2 hrs
2Exogene11.2 hrs
3Chimera11 hrs

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

2,158 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

Chimera is book 3 of T. C. McCarthy's Subterrene War series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by John Pruden, released July 31, 2012, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11 hrs
Narrated by
John Pruden
Released
July 31, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
The Subterrene War Series #3
ISBN
9781483060378

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Chimera audiobook?

Chimera runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is the Chimera audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Chimera?

Chimera is narrated by John Pruden.

Is Chimera worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.