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The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen

The Unseen: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Barroy series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Unseen runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Skelley (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7listening hrs
Coming of Agestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Unseen at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 3,283 Coming of Age audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Coming of Age shelf

402 Coming of Age 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 Unseen is book 1 of Roy Jacobsen's Barroy series: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Skelley, released August 17, 2021, on the Coming of Age shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7 hrs
Narrated by
John Skelley
Released
August 17, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Coming of Age
Series
Barroy #1
ISBN
9781705034255

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Unseen as an audiobook?

The Unseen runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.

Is The Unseen free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Unseen?

The Unseen is narrated by John Skelley.