Distant Voices: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Distant Voices audiobook runs 17.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Tim Frances and Heather Long and others (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 17.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tim Frances
Tim Frances narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 89 hours in all.
- Battle of Brothers: William and Harry – The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult
- Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult
- The Patron Saint of Second Chances
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- The Man Who Was Saturday: The Extraordinary Life of Airey Neave
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
345 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Good Daughter
- Apples Never Fall
- Killing Floor
- Nine Perfect Strangers
- True Believer
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
Distant Voices is an audiobook by Barbara Erskine: a 17.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Frances, Heather Long and Penelope Rawlins, released October 30, 2025, on the Suspense and Short Stories shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tim Frances, Heather Long, Penelope Rawlins
- Released
- October 30, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense, Short Stories, Paranormal
- ISBN
- 9780008587727
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Distant Voices audiobook?
Distant Voices runs 17.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.
Is the Distant Voices audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Distant Voices?
Distant Voices is narrated by Tim Frances, Heather Long and Penelope Rawlins.
Is Distant Voices worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.8 hours.