Ordeal: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ordeal audiobook runs 6.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Ian Stewart (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 38 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,485 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
Ordeal is an audiobook by Nevil Shute: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Ian Stewart, released September 30, 2011, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ian Stewart
- Released
- September 30, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781461812333
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ordeal audiobook?
Ordeal runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.
Is the Ordeal audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Ordeal?
Ordeal is narrated by Ian Stewart.