The Silver Swan: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Quirke series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Silver Swan runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Timothy Dalton (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Quirke
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.6 hours before it; books 1 to 7 run 65 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Falls | 9.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Silver Swan | 8.8 hrs |
| 3 | Elegy for April | 8.5 hrs |
| 4 | A Death in Summer | 9.8 hrs |
| 5 | Vengeance | 9.9 hrs |
| 6 | Holy Orders: A Quirke Novel | 9.7 hrs |
| 7 | Even the Dead: A Quirke Mystery | 8.8 hrs |
About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf
12,512 Mystery, Thriller & Horror 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 Silver Swan is book 2 of John Banville's Quirke series: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Timothy Dalton, released March 4, 2008, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Timothy Dalton
- Released
- March 4, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Quirke #2
- ISBN
- 9781427202901
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Silver Swan as an audiobook?
The Silver Swan runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is The Silver Swan free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Silver Swan?
The Silver Swan is narrated by Timothy Dalton.