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The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear

The Folded Sky: Audiobook

Book 3 of the White Space series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Folded Sky runs 14.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Slimani (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Folded Sky at common listening paces
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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 87% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Folded Sky is book 3 of Elizabeth Bear's White Space series: a 14.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Slimani, released June 17, 2025, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.6 hrs
Narrated by
Sarah Slimani
Released
June 17, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Space Opera
Series
White Space #3
ISBN
9781668136331

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Folded Sky as an audiobook?

The Folded Sky runs 14.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.

Is The Folded Sky free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Folded Sky?

The Folded Sky is narrated by Sarah Slimani.

Is The Folded Sky worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.9 hours.