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Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity by James Riordon

Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity audiobook runs 8.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Jon Vertullo (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.6listening hrs
Astronomy & Physicsstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity at common listening paces
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30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.6 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics 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

Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity is an audiobook by James Riordon: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jon Vertullo, released February 16, 2026, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.6 hrs
Narrated by
Jon Vertullo
Released
February 16, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Astronomy & Physics
ISBN
9798318540448

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity audiobook?

Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is the Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity audiobook free?

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Who narrates Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity?

Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity is narrated by Jon Vertullo.