The Book of Magic: A collection of stories by various authors: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Magic: A collection of stories by various authors runs 24.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Holly Palance and Stephen Mendel and others (about 16.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 24.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 50 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 days |
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What our data says
- At 24.6 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Holly Palance
Holly Palance narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 175 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
25 Short Stories 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 Book of Magic: A collection of stories by various authors is an audiobook by Gardner Dozois: a 24.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Holly Palance, Stephen Mendel and Mark Deakins and others, released October 18, 2018, on the Short Stories and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 24.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Holly Palance, Stephen Mendel, Mark Deakins, Lincoln Hoppe, Susan Denaker
- Released
- October 18, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories, Epic Fantasy
- ISBN
- 9780008295820
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of Magic: A collection of stories by various authors as an audiobook?
The Book of Magic: A collection of stories by various authors runs 24.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.4 hours.
Is The Book of Magic: A collection of stories by various authors free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book of Magic: A collection of stories by various authors?
The Book of Magic: A collection of stories by various authors is narrated by Holly Palance, Stephen Mendel, Mark Deakins and Lincoln Hoppe and others.
Is The Book of Magic: A collection of stories by various authors worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.4 hours, saving 8.2 hours.