Platform Decay: Audiobook
Book 8 of the Murderbot Diaries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Platform Decay audiobook runs 5.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Kevin R. Free (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kevin R. Free
Kevin R. Free narrates 367 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,886 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
868 Science 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
Platform Decay is book 8 of Martha Wells's Murderbot Diaries series: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin R. Free, released August 3, 2026, on the Science Fiction and Books with Buzz shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kevin R. Free
- Released
- August 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Books with Buzz
- Series
- Murderbot Diaries #8
- ISBN
- 9781705041031
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Platform Decay audiobook?
Platform Decay runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.
Is the Platform Decay audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Platform Decay?
Platform Decay is narrated by Kevin R. Free.