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Encounters by Barbara Erskine

Encounters: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Encounters audiobook runs 16.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Alexander and Susie Riddell (about 10.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.3listening hrs
Paranormalstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Encounters at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.3 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Paranormal shelf

392 Paranormal 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

Encounters is an audiobook by Barbara Erskine: a 16.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Alexander and Susie Riddell, released March 12, 2026, on the Horror and Short Stories shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.3 hrs
Narrated by
Tom Alexander, Susie Riddell
Released
March 12, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Horror, Short Stories, Paranormal
ISBN
9780008587734

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Encounters audiobook?

Encounters runs 16.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.9 hours.

Is the Encounters audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Encounters?

Encounters is narrated by Tom Alexander and Susie Riddell.

Is Encounters worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.9 hours, saving 5.4 hours.