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Red Lightning by John Varley

Red Lightning: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Thunder and Lightning series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Red Lightning audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Eddie Lopez (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.3listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Red Lightning at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Thunder and Lightning Series

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 39.1 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Red Thunder13.6 hrs
2Red Lightning12.3 hrs
3Rolling Thunder13.3 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

Red Lightning is book 2 of John Varley's Thunder and Lightning series: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Eddie Lopez, released November 9, 2021, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.3 hrs
Narrated by
Eddie Lopez
Released
November 9, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
The Thunder and Lightning Series #2
ISBN
9798200734443

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Red Lightning audiobook?

Red Lightning runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is the Red Lightning audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Red Lightning?

Red Lightning is narrated by Eddie Lopez.

Is Red Lightning worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.