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Classic Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories: The Machine That Saved the World, Keep Your Shape, Jonah of the Jove-Run, Lazarus Come Forth, Of Withered Apples, Piper in the Woods, 2 B R 0 2 B, and The Star by Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley

Classic Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories: The Machine That Saved the World, Keep Your Shape, Jonah of the Jove-Run, Lazarus Come Forth, Of Withered Apples, Piper in the Woods, 2 B R 0 2 B, and The Star: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Classic Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories: The Machine That Saved the World, Keep Your Shape, Jonah of the Jove-Run, Lazarus Come Forth, Of Withered Apples, Piper in the Woods, 2 B R 0 2 B, and The Star audiobook runs 5.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Stephen Floyd and Alex Freeman and others (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.3listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

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Days to finish Classic Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories: The Machine That Saved the World, Keep Your Shape, Jonah of the Jove-Run, Lazarus Come Forth, Of Withered Apples, Piper in the Woods, 2 B R 0 2 B, and The Star at common listening paces
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2 hours / day3 days
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What our data says

  • At 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Classic Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories: The Machine That Saved the World, Keep Your Shape, Jonah of the Jove-Run, Lazarus Come Forth, Of Withered Apples, Piper in the Woods, 2 B R 0 2 B, and The Star is an audiobook by Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley and Murray Leinster: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Floyd, Alex Freeman and Saethon Williams, released February 19, 2026, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.3 hrs
Narrated by
Stephen Floyd, Alex Freeman, Saethon Williams
Released
February 19, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
ISBN
9798240056086

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How long is the Classic Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories: The Machine That Saved the World, Keep Your Shape, Jonah of the Jove-Run, Lazarus Come Forth, Of Withered Apples, Piper in the Woods, 2 B R 0 2 B, and The Star audiobook?

Classic Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories: The Machine That Saved the World, Keep Your Shape, Jonah of the Jove-Run, Lazarus Come Forth, Of Withered Apples, Piper in the Woods, 2 B R 0 2 B, and The Star runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.

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Who narrates Classic Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories: The Machine That Saved the World, Keep Your Shape, Jonah of the Jove-Run, Lazarus Come Forth, Of Withered Apples, Piper in the Woods, 2 B R 0 2 B, and The Star?

Classic Golden Age Science Fiction Short Stories: The Machine That Saved the World, Keep Your Shape, Jonah of the Jove-Run, Lazarus Come Forth, Of Withered Apples, Piper in the Woods, 2 B R 0 2 B, and The Star is narrated by Stephen Floyd, Alex Freeman and Saethon Williams.