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The Far Side of the World by Patrick O'brian

The Far Side of the World: Audiobook

Book 10 of the Aubrey/Maturin series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Far Side of the World runs 14.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Patrick Tull (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.6listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Far Side of the World at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day30 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.6 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Aubrey/Maturin

This is book 10. Books 1 to 9 run 135.6 hours before it; books 1 to 21 run 265.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Master and Commander16.8 hrs
2Post Captain19.5 hrs
3H.M.S. Surprise15.9 hrs
4The Mauritius Command14 hrs
5Desolation Island13.1 hrs
6The Fortune of War13.2 hrs
7The Surgeon's Mate15.1 hrs
8The Ionian Mission15.1 hrs
9Treason's Harbour12.9 hrs
10The Far Side of the World14.6 hrs
11The Reverse of the Medal10.4 hrs
12The Letter of Marque11.6 hrs

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

1,681 Historical (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 Far Side of the World is book 10 of Patrick O'brian's Aubrey/Maturin series: a 14.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Patrick Tull, released February 11, 2008, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.6 hrs
Narrated by
Patrick Tull
Released
February 11, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)
Series
Aubrey/Maturin #10
ISBN
9781501984204

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Far Side of the World as an audiobook?

The Far Side of the World runs 14.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.

Is The Far Side of the World free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Far Side of the World?

The Far Side of the World is narrated by Patrick Tull.

Is The Far Side of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.