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Cover of Doctor Sleep by Stephen King, José Óscar Hernández Sendin

Doctor Sleep: Audiobook

The Doctor Sleep audiobook runs an estimated 16.6 hours (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.6est. listening hrs
4.2★43 ratings
Horrorgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 16.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Doctor Sleep at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

What our data says

  • At 16.6 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 95% of the horror audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 102% longer than the average horror audiobook (8.2 hrs across 217 titles in our dataset).

Computed from horror audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for horror listeners: a long-haul epic at 16.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

Winner of the 2014 Audie Award for Fiction and Finalist for Solo Narration—Male From master storyteller Stephen King, his unforgettable and terrifying sequel to The Shining —an instant #1 New York Times bestseller that is “a vivid frightscape” ( The New York Times )—now featuring a stunning vintage cover! Years ago, the haunting of the Overlook Hotel nearly broke young Dan Torrance’s sanity, as his paranormal gift known as “the shining” opened a door straight into hell. And even though Dan is all grown up, the ghosts of the Overlook—and his father’s legacy of alcoholism and violence—kept him drifting aimlessly for most of his life. Now, Dan has finally found some order in the chaos by working in a local hospice, earning the nickname “Doctor Sleep” by secretly using his special abilities to comfort the dying and prepare them for the afterlife.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Doctor Sleep audiobook?

Doctor Sleep runs about 16.6 hours, our estimate from its 560 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.

Is the Doctor Sleep audiobook free?

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

Is Doctor Sleep worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Doctor Sleep first published?

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King, José Óscar Hernández Sendin was first published in 2013.