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The Opening by Vijay Sharma

The Opening: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Opening runs 5.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by AI Voice Aaditya Kapur (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.2listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Opening at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.2 hours, it is shorter than 84% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Fiction shelf

3,456 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 Opening is an audiobook by Vijay Sharma: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by AI Voice Aaditya Kapur, released September 8, 2026, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.2 hrs
Narrated by
AI Voice Aaditya Kapur
Released
September 8, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9798182633192

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Opening as an audiobook?

The Opening runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.

Is The Opening free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Opening?

The Opening is narrated by AI Voice Aaditya Kapur.