The Day of the Triffids — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 8 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 75% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 35% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (12.3 hrs across 761 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners — a solid week of commutes at 8 hours (estimated).
About the book
Bill Masen wakes in his hospital bed, eyes bandaged. Something is wrong: it’s unusually quiet and no one has come to his room. When he removes his bandages he finds a world that has changed utterly. Most of the population are completely blind – only those who didn’t watch the night sky can still see. And, as law and order break down, a new menace appears – Triffids, walking carnivorous plants that can kill a human with their lethal sting. For Bill and the other survivors, it’s now a battle to stay alive. Gary Watson stars as Bill, with Barbara Shelley as Josella in these six stirring episodes. Also amongst the cast are Peter Sallis, Marjorie Westbury and some names familiar to Doctor Who aficionados: Peter Pratt, Christopher Bidmead and David Brierley. First published in 1951, John Wyndham’s novel became his best-known work and a classic of 20th Century fiction.
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How long is The Day of the Triffids as an audiobook?
The Day of the Triffids runs about 8 hours — our estimate from its 270 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
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When was The Day of the Triffids first published?
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham, Marcel Battin, Cover by Andy Bridge was first published in 1951.