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The War of the Worlds Book One and Two by Herbert George Wells

The War of the Worlds Book One and Two: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The War of the Worlds Book One and Two runs 6.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Edward E. French (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.5listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The War of the Worlds Book One and Two at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 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 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

1,155 Science 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 War of the Worlds Book One and Two is an audiobook by Herbert George Wells: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Edward E. French, released February 13, 2026, on the Science Fiction and Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.5 hrs
Narrated by
Edward E. French
Released
February 13, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
ISBN
9798240103612

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The War of the Worlds Book One and Two as an audiobook?

The War of the Worlds Book One and Two runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.

Is The War of the Worlds Book One and Two free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The War of the Worlds Book One and Two?

The War of the Worlds Book One and Two is narrated by Edward E. French.