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Second Variety by Philip K. Dick

Second Variety: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Second Variety audiobook runs 1.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Gregg Margarite (about 1.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.7listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Second Variety at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day4 days
1 hour / day2 days
2 hours / day1 day
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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

What our data says

  • At 1.7 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2017 recording read by Chris Lutkin runs 0.2 hours longer (1.9 hours).
  • The 2026 recording read by Shaun Acker runs about the same length (1.8 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Jason Mann runs about the same length (1.8 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Saethon Williams runs about the same length (1.7 hours).
  • The 2016 recording read by Edward Miller runs 0.2 hours longer (1.9 hours).

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

Second Variety is an audiobook by Philip K. Dick: a 1.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Gregg Margarite, released January 1, 2011, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.7 hrs
Narrated by
Gregg Margarite
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Second Variety audiobook?

Second Variety runs 1.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.2 hours.

Is the Second Variety audiobook free?

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Who narrates Second Variety?

Second Variety is narrated by Gregg Margarite.