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The Houses of the Curious by J.W. Bowie

The Houses of the Curious: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Houses of the Curious runs 16.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alexandra Hunter (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Houses of the Curious at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 16.6 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Alexandra Hunter

Alexandra Hunter narrates 32 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 352 hours in all.

All Alexandra Hunter audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

821 Science 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 Houses of the Curious is an audiobook by J.W. Bowie: a 16.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Alexandra Hunter, released June 13, 2022, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.6 hrs
Narrated by
Alexandra Hunter
Released
June 13, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
ISBN
9798822646933

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Houses of the Curious as an audiobook?

The Houses of the Curious runs 16.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.

Is The Houses of the Curious free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Houses of the Curious?

The Houses of the Curious is narrated by Alexandra Hunter.

Is The Houses of the Curious worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.5 hours.