The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
Play by Kevin J. Anderson

Play: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Hexworld series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Play audiobook runs 8.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Neil Hellegers (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Play at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.6 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Hexworld

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 27.1 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Roll9.6 hrs
2Play8.6 hrs
3End9 hrs

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

Play is book 2 of Kevin J. Anderson's Hexworld series: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Hellegers, released May 24, 2022, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.6 hrs
Narrated by
Neil Hellegers
Released
May 24, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
Hexworld #2
ISBN
9781666134223

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Play audiobook?

Play runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is the Play audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Play?

Play is narrated by Neil Hellegers.