Next: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Next audiobook runs 11.5 hours unabridged, narrated by L.J. Ganser (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by L.J. Ganser
L.J. Ganser narrates 339 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,033 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,711 Literary 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
Next is an audiobook by James Hynes: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by L.J. Ganser, released March 11, 2011, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- L.J. Ganser
- Released
- March 11, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781449866969
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Next audiobook?
Next runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is the Next audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Next?
Next is narrated by L.J. Ganser.
Is Next worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.