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The Forbidden Tower by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Forbidden Tower: Audiobook

Book 11 of the Darkover series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Forbidden Tower runs 14.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Max Bellmore (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.6 hours of listening.

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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 Forbidden Tower is book 11 of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series: a 14.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Max Bellmore, released January 15, 2018, on the Fantasy and Science Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.6 hrs
Narrated by
Max Bellmore
Released
January 15, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Science Fiction
Series
Darkover #11
ISBN
9781501970917

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Forbidden Tower as an audiobook?

The Forbidden Tower runs 14.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.

Is The Forbidden Tower free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Forbidden Tower?

The Forbidden Tower is narrated by Max Bellmore.

Is The Forbidden Tower worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

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