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Obsession by Karen Robards

Obsession: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Year of Fire series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Obsession audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Joyce Bean (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.7listening hrs
Mysterystore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Obsession at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 7,690 Mystery audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Obsession is book 1 of Karen Robards's Year of Fire series: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Joyce Bean, released April 10, 2007, on the Mystery shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.7 hrs
Narrated by
Joyce Bean
Released
April 10, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery
Series
Year of Fire #1
ISBN
9781423328285

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Obsession audiobook?

Obsession runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is the Obsession audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Obsession?

Obsession is narrated by Joyce Bean.

Is Obsession worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.