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Dr. No: A James Bond Novel by Ian Fleming

Dr. No: A James Bond Novel: Audiobook

Book 6 of the James Bond series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dr. No: A James Bond Novel audiobook runs 8.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Jon Culshaw (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Dr. No: A James Bond Novel at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 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 8.5 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on James Bond

This is book 6. Books 1 to 5 run 36.6 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 45 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Casino Royale: A James Bond Novel5.7 hrs
2Live and Let Die: A James Bond Novel7.8 hrs
3With a Mind to Kill: A James Bond Novel7.4 hrs
4Diamonds are Forever: A James Bond Novel7.1 hrs
5From Russia With Love: A James Bond Novel8.5 hrs
6Dr. No: A James Bond Novel8.5 hrs

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

586 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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

Dr. No: A James Bond Novel is book 6 of Ian Fleming's James Bond series: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jon Culshaw, released January 28, 2025, on the Espionage and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
Jon Culshaw
Released
January 28, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage, Action & Adventure (Fiction), Classics (Literature)
Series
James Bond #6
ISBN
9780063298743

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dr. No: A James Bond Novel audiobook?

Dr. No: A James Bond Novel runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is the Dr. No: A James Bond Novel audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Dr. No: A James Bond Novel?

Dr. No: A James Bond Novel is narrated by Jon Culshaw.