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The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction by John Varley

The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction runs 26.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susan Hanfield and John Allen Nelson and others (about 17.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

26.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 26.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day54 days
1 hour / day27 days
2 hours / day14 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×18 days

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What our data says

  • At 26.6 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

156 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 John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction is an audiobook by John Varley: a 26.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Hanfield, John Allen Nelson and Justine Eyre and others, released March 1, 2022, on the Science Fiction and Short Stories shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
26.6 hrs
Narrated by
Susan Hanfield, John Allen Nelson, Justine Eyre, Gabrielle De Cuir, Paul Boehmer, Stefan Rudnicki
Released
March 1, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Short Stories
ISBN
9798200734603

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction as an audiobook?

The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction runs 26.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.7 hours.

Is The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction?

The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction is narrated by Susan Hanfield, John Allen Nelson, Justine Eyre and Gabrielle De Cuir and others.

Is The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.7 hours, saving 8.9 hours.