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The King Is Dead: Stories by Walter Tevis

The King Is Dead: Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The King Is Dead: Stories runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Philip Hernandez and Lee Osorio and others (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.4listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The King Is Dead: Stories at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 4,891 Short Stories 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 King Is Dead: Stories is an audiobook by Walter Tevis: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Philip Hernandez, Lee Osorio and Max Meyers and others, released February 14, 2023, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.4 hrs
Narrated by
Philip Hernandez, Lee Osorio, Max Meyers, Christopher Grove, Mark Bramhall
Released
February 14, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories
ISBN
9780593628782

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The King Is Dead: Stories as an audiobook?

The King Is Dead: Stories runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is The King Is Dead: Stories free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The King Is Dead: Stories?

The King Is Dead: Stories is narrated by Philip Hernandez, Lee Osorio, Max Meyers and Christopher Grove and others.

Is The King Is Dead: Stories worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.