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Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds

Halcyon Years: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Halcyon Years audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Tim Treloar (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.3listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Halcyon Years at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
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 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

1,834 Science Fiction 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

Halcyon Years is an audiobook by Alastair Reynolds: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Treloar, released January 27, 2026, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.3 hrs
Narrated by
Tim Treloar
Released
January 27, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Space Opera
ISBN
9781668657980

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Halcyon Years audiobook?

Halcyon Years runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is the Halcyon Years audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Halcyon Years?

Halcyon Years is narrated by Tim Treloar.

Is Halcyon Years worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.