The Purple Cloud: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Purple Cloud runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Graham Dunlop (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Graham Dunlop
Graham Dunlop narrates 181 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,760 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
458 Classics (Literature) 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 Purple Cloud is an audiobook by Matthew Phipps Shiel: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Graham Dunlop, released May 9, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Graham Dunlop
- Released
- May 9, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- ISBN
- 9780466700751
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Purple Cloud as an audiobook?
The Purple Cloud runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is The Purple Cloud free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Purple Cloud?
The Purple Cloud is narrated by Graham Dunlop.
Is The Purple Cloud worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.