The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans: Audiobook
Book 6 of the Classic Canning series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Higgins (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.1 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Classic Canning
This is book 6. Books 1 to 5 run 48.8 hours before it; books 1 to 10 run 78.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr Finchley Discovers His England | 8.7 hrs |
| 2 | Mr Finchley Goes to Paris | 7.9 hrs |
| 3 | Mr Finchley Takes the Road | 9.7 hrs |
| 4 | The Improvised Life of Polycarp Jarvis | 12.3 hrs |
| 5 | Fly Away Paul | 10.1 hrs |
| 6 | The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans | 9.1 hrs |
| 7 | Fountain Inn | 8.9 hrs |
| 8 | The Minerva Club | 2.2 hrs |
| 9 | The Aberdyll Onion: And Other Mysteries | 5.1 hrs |
| 10 | Young Man on a Bicycle and The Goldini Bath | 4.3 hrs |
More narrated by John Higgins
John Higgins narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 129 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,749 Historical (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 Uncertain Future of the Silvermans is book 6 of Victor Canning's Classic Canning series: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by John Higgins, released January 26, 2022, on the Historical (Fiction) and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Higgins
- Released
- January 26, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Action & Adventure (Fiction), Classics (Literature)
- Series
- Classic Canning #6
- ISBN
- 9781788423946
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans as an audiobook?
The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans?
The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans is narrated by John Higgins.