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Galactic North by Alastair Reynolds

Galactic North: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Galactic North audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lee (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.5listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Galactic North at common listening paces
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30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 13,269 Science Fiction 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

Galactic North is an audiobook by Alastair Reynolds: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released September 28, 2009, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.5 hrs
Narrated by
John Lee
Released
September 28, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Space Opera
ISBN
9781400180547

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Galactic North audiobook?

Galactic North runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is the Galactic North audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Galactic North?

Galactic North is narrated by John Lee.

Is Galactic North worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.