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The Colony by Audrey Magee

The Colony: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Colony runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephen Hogan (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Colony at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,377 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 Colony is an audiobook by Audrey Magee: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Hogan, released June 7, 2022, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Stephen Hogan
Released
June 7, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781666582079

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Colony as an audiobook?

The Colony runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is The Colony free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Colony?

The Colony is narrated by Stephen Hogan.