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The Moon and the Other by John Kessel

The Moon and the Other: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Moon and the Other runs 18.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Firdous Bamji (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.4listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Moon and the Other at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.4 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

588 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 Moon and the Other is an audiobook by John Kessel: a 18.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Firdous Bamji, released April 4, 2017, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.4 hrs
Narrated by
Firdous Bamji
Released
April 4, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
ISBN
9781501955921

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Moon and the Other as an audiobook?

The Moon and the Other runs 18.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.

Is The Moon and the Other free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Moon and the Other?

The Moon and the Other is narrated by Firdous Bamji.

Is The Moon and the Other worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.1 hours.