The Light Fantastic — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 7.6 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 77% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 38% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (12.3 hrs across 761 titles in our dataset).
- Narrator Colin Morgan appears on 6 audiobooks in our dataset, averaging 3.89★.
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want a comic streak — a weekend-size listen at 7.6 hours (estimated).
About the book
Brought to you by Penguin. Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before The audiobook of The Light Fantastic is read by Colin Morgan ( Merlin ; Testament of Youth ; Belfast ). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy ( Love Actually ; Pirates of the Caribbean ; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz ( Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace ; Shaun of the Dead ) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan. 'Darkness isn't the opposite of light, it is simply its absence . . .
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Light Fantastic as an audiobook?
The Light Fantastic runs about 7.6 hours — our estimate from its 256 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Can I listen to The Light Fantastic free?
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Who narrates The Light Fantastic?
The Light Fantastic is narrated by Colin Morgan.
When was The Light Fantastic first published?
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett was first published in 1986.