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The Quarry by Iain M. Banks

The Quarry: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Quarry runs 9.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Kenny (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Quarry at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,914 Literary 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 Quarry is an audiobook by Iain M. Banks: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Kenny, released June 25, 2013, on the Psychological and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.3 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Kenny
Released
June 25, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological, Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781478979869

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Quarry as an audiobook?

The Quarry runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is The Quarry free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Quarry?

The Quarry is narrated by Peter Kenny.