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The Star Trek: The Return by William Shatner

The Star Trek: The Return: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Star Trek: The Return runs 3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Shatner (about 2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
1996released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Star Trek: The Return at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day6 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 3 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 4,338 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by William Shatner

William Shatner narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 29 hours in all.

  • Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and WonderJoshua Brandon · 6.2 hrs
  • Zero-G: Book 1Jeff Rovin · 11 hrs
  • Live Long And . . .: What I Learned Along the WayDavid Fisher · 5.2 hrs
  • Pinot Rocks: A Winding Journey through Intense EleganceMichael Browne · 4 hrs

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

120 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Star Trek: The Return is an audiobook by William Shatner: a 3-hour unabridged recording, read by William Shatner, released April 1, 1996, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3 hrs
Narrated by
William Shatner
Released
April 1, 1996
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Space Opera
ISBN
9780743519533

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Star Trek: The Return as an audiobook?

The Star Trek: The Return runs 3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2 hours.

Is The Star Trek: The Return free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Star Trek: The Return?

The Star Trek: The Return is narrated by William Shatner.