The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
Swarm by Deborah Biancotti, Margo Lanagan

Swarm: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Zeroes series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Swarm audiobook runs 10.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Amber Benson (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.2listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Swarm at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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

What our data says

  • At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Zeroes

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.5 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 34.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Zeroes12.5 hrs
2Swarm10.2 hrs
3Nexus11.5 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

Swarm is book 2 of Deborah Biancotti's Zeroes series: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Amber Benson, released September 27, 2016, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal and Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.2 hrs
Narrated by
Amber Benson
Released
September 27, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Action & Adventure (Teen & YA), Tough Topics
Series
Zeroes #2
ISBN
9781508218968

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Swarm audiobook?

Swarm runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is the Swarm audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Swarm?

Swarm is narrated by Amber Benson.

Is Swarm worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.