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In a Distant Valley by Shannon Bowring

In a Distant Valley: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In a Distant Valley audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Patricia Shade (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.6listening hrs
LGBTQ+ (Fiction)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish In a Distant Valley at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 2,490 LGBTQ+ (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the LGBTQ+ (Fiction) shelf

441 LGBTQ+ (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

In a Distant Valley is an audiobook by Shannon Bowring: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Patricia Shade, released January 5, 2026, on the LGBTQ+ (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.6 hrs
Narrated by
Patricia Shade
Released
January 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
LGBTQ+ (Fiction)
ISBN
9798318517242

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the In a Distant Valley audiobook?

In a Distant Valley runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.

Is the In a Distant Valley audiobook free?

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

Who narrates In a Distant Valley?

In a Distant Valley is narrated by Patricia Shade.

Is In a Distant Valley worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.