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The Man Who Used the Universe by Alan Dean Foster

The Man Who Used the Universe: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Who Used the Universe runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Ansdell (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.2listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Man Who Used the Universe at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

2,152 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 Man Who Used the Universe is an audiobook by Alan Dean Foster: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Ansdell, released January 24, 2017, on the Science Fiction and Suspense shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.2 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Ansdell
Released
January 24, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Suspense, Fiction
ISBN
9781666596861

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Man Who Used the Universe as an audiobook?

The Man Who Used the Universe runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Man Who Used the Universe free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Man Who Used the Universe?

The Man Who Used the Universe is narrated by Paul Ansdell.

Is The Man Who Used the Universe worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.