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The Graveyard Book: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Graveyard Book runs an estimated 9 hours (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9est. listening hrs
4.2★121 ratings
Fantasygenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Graveyard Book at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 9 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 63% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 18% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a solid week of commutes at 9 hours (estimated).

About the book

The original audiobook edition of the acclaimed novel, read by the author! The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel ever to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal. Nobody Owens is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place—he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their ghostly teachings—such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Graveyard Book as an audiobook?

The Graveyard Book runs about 9 hours, our estimate from its 304 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

Is The Graveyard Book free as an audiobook?

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

When was The Graveyard Book first published?

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman was first published in 2008.