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The Predicament by William Boyd

The Predicament: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Predicament runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Blagden (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.1listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Predicament at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.1 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

1,681 Historical (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 Predicament is an audiobook by William Boyd: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by George Blagden, released November 4, 2025, on the Espionage and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.1 hrs
Narrated by
George Blagden
Released
November 4, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage, Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9781668157763

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Predicament as an audiobook?

The Predicament runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is The Predicament free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Predicament?

The Predicament is narrated by George Blagden.