The Machine that Saved the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Machine that Saved the World runs 1.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Phil Chenevert (about 1.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 1.6 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Phil Chenevert
Phil Chenevert narrates 185 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 554 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
212 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Alex Freeman runs about the same length (1.5 hours).
- The 2016 recording read by Edward Miller runs about the same length (1.6 hours).
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 Machine that Saved the World is an audiobook by Murray Leinster: a 1.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Phil Chenevert, released January 1, 2017, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Phil Chenevert
- Released
- January 1, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Machine that Saved the World as an audiobook?
The Machine that Saved the World runs 1.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.1 hours.
Is The Machine that Saved the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Machine that Saved the World?
The Machine that Saved the World is narrated by Phil Chenevert.