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Horizon (Horizon, Book 1) by Scott Westerfeld

Horizon (Horizon, Book 1): Audiobook

Book 1 of the Horizon series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Horizon (Horizon, Book 1) audiobook runs 5.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Johnathan McClain (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.9listening hrs
Mystery & Fantasystore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Horizon (Horizon, Book 1) at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.9 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Horizon

This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 20 hours in all.

About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf

913 Mystery & Fantasy 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

Horizon (Horizon, Book 1) is book 1 of Scott Westerfeld's Horizon series: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Johnathan McClain, released March 28, 2017, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Action & Adventure (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.9 hrs
Narrated by
Johnathan McClain
Released
March 28, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy, Action & Adventure (Kids), Fairy Tales & Folklore (Kids)
Series
Horizon #1
ISBN
9781338119169

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Horizon (Horizon, Book 1) audiobook?

Horizon (Horizon, Book 1) runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is the Horizon (Horizon, Book 1) audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Horizon (Horizon, Book 1)?

Horizon (Horizon, Book 1) is narrated by Johnathan McClain.