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Comet by Ann Druyan, Carl Sagan

Comet: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Comet audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Seth MacFarlane and Bahni Turpin (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.5listening hrs
Astronomy & Physicsstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Comet 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 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Bahni Turpin

Bahni Turpin narrates 441 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,052 hours in all.

All Bahni Turpin audiobooks, measured

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

Comet is an audiobook by Ann Druyan and Carl Sagan: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Seth MacFarlane and Bahni Turpin, released July 25, 2017, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.5 hrs
Narrated by
Seth MacFarlane, Bahni Turpin
Released
July 25, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Astronomy & Physics
ISBN
9781531888312

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Comet audiobook?

Comet runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is the Comet audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Comet?

Comet is narrated by Seth MacFarlane and Bahni Turpin.

Is Comet worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.