Rhyme and Reason: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rhyme and Reason audiobook runs 9.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Shepherd (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Shepherd
Simon Shepherd narrates 30 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 292 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literature shelf
5,114 Literature 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
Rhyme and Reason is an audiobook by Mark Forsyth: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Shepherd, released March 11, 2026, on the Literature shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Shepherd
- Released
- March 11, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literature
- ISBN
- 9781004224920
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rhyme and Reason audiobook?
Rhyme and Reason runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is the Rhyme and Reason audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rhyme and Reason?
Rhyme and Reason is narrated by Simon Shepherd.