Ishmael: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Ishmael series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ishmael audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Morgan Freeman and Kirby Heyborne (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kirby Heyborne
Kirby Heyborne narrates 314 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,919 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,155 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- An American Marriage
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Ishmael is book 1 of Daniel Quinn's Ishmael series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Morgan Freeman and Kirby Heyborne, released June 29, 2021, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Morgan Freeman, Kirby Heyborne
- Released
- June 29, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Literary Fiction, Religious Fiction
- Series
- Ishmael Series #1
- ISBN
- 9780593416433
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ishmael audiobook?
Ishmael runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is the Ishmael audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Ishmael?
Ishmael is narrated by Morgan Freeman and Kirby Heyborne.