The Better Son: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Better Son runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Steve Shanahan (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Steve Shanahan
Steve Shanahan narrates 29 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 311 hours in all.
- The Lost Man
- Force of Nature
- Peace
- The Battles for Kokoda Plateau
- Consolation
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
8,048 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
The Better Son is an audiobook by Katherine Johnson: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Steve Shanahan, released May 1, 2019, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Steve Shanahan
- Released
- May 1, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781528859790
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Better Son as an audiobook?
The Better Son runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is The Better Son free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Better Son?
The Better Son is narrated by Steve Shanahan.