The Ardent Swarm: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ardent Swarm runs 4.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Youssif Kamal (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.9 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Youssif Kamal
Youssif Kamal narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 80 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
707 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- I'm Thinking of Ending Things
- Infinite Country
- Half His Age
- Exit West
- Notes From The Underground (Version 2)
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
The Ardent Swarm is an audiobook by Yamen Manai: a 4.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Youssif Kamal, released February 1, 2021, on the Literary Fiction and Comedy, Satire & Parody shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Youssif Kamal
- Released
- February 1, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Comedy, Satire & Parody
- ISBN
- 9781713532194
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ardent Swarm as an audiobook?
The Ardent Swarm runs 4.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.
Is The Ardent Swarm free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ardent Swarm?
The Ardent Swarm is narrated by Youssif Kamal.