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Tau Zero by Poul Anderson

Tau Zero: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tau Zero audiobook runs 7.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Neil Hellegers (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.8listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Tau Zero at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

1,645 Science Fiction 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

Tau Zero is an audiobook by Poul Anderson: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Hellegers, released October 11, 2016, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.8 hrs
Narrated by
Neil Hellegers
Released
October 11, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
ISBN
9781504786324

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tau Zero audiobook?

Tau Zero runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.

Is the Tau Zero audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Tau Zero?

Tau Zero is narrated by Neil Hellegers.