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The Circus and the Atom by Joseph Howse

The Circus and the Atom: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Next Year's Snow series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Circus and the Atom runs 14.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Annette Chown (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.1listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Circus and the Atom at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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

What our data says

  • At 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Next Year's Snow

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 16 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 30.1 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Girl in the Water16 hrs
2The Circus and the Atom14.1 hrs

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,385 Literary 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 Circus and the Atom is book 2 of Joseph Howse's Next Year's Snow series: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Annette Chown, released July 24, 2026, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.1 hrs
Narrated by
Annette Chown
Released
July 24, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Next Year's Snow #2
ISBN
9781738788682

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Circus and the Atom as an audiobook?

The Circus and the Atom runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.

Is The Circus and the Atom free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Circus and the Atom?

The Circus and the Atom is narrated by Annette Chown.

Is The Circus and the Atom worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.