The Story of B: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Ishmael series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of B runs 11.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Macleod Andrews (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 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 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Ishmael Series
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 29.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ishmael | 8.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Story of B | 11.8 hrs |
| 3 | My Ishmael | 8.8 hrs |
More narrated by Macleod Andrews
Macleod Andrews narrates 214 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,938 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,541 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 Story of B is book 2 of Daniel Quinn's Ishmael series: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Macleod Andrews, released June 29, 2021, on the Literary Fiction and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Macleod Andrews
- Released
- June 29, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Religious Fiction
- Series
- Ishmael Series #2
- ISBN
- 9780593416471
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of B as an audiobook?
The Story of B runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Story of B free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story of B?
The Story of B is narrated by Macleod Andrews.
Is The Story of B worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.