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Skeleton crew: Audiobook

The Skeleton crew audiobook runs an estimated 16.9 hours (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.9est. listening hrs
4.2★33 ratings
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 16.9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Skeleton crew at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

What our data says

  • At 16.9 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 88% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 54% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a long-haul epic at 16.9 hours (estimated).

About the book

Includes the story “The Monkey”—now a major motion picture! The #1 New York Times bestseller—a mesmerizing treasury of short stories by Stephen King. An eerie-looking child’s toy harbors an unimaginable evil. A supermarket is unexpectedly the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. An idyllic lake conceals a bottomless terror. And a desert island is the scene of the most frightening struggle for survival ever waged. Featuring the short story “The Monkey” (now a major motion picture) and the novella “The Mist,” which was both a feature film and television series, as well as many other haunting now classic tales, this magnificent collection is enduring and irresistible proof that Stephen King is a true master of the short story form. Table of Contents: “The Mist” “Here There Be Tygers” “The Monkey” “Cain Rose Up” “Mrs.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Skeleton crew audiobook?

Skeleton crew runs about 16.9 hours, our estimate from its 573 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.

Can I listen to Skeleton crew free?

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Is Skeleton crew worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.6 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Skeleton crew first published?

Skeleton crew by Stephen King was first published in 1985.