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The World Set Free by H.G. Wells

The World Set Free: Audiobook

by H.G. Wells · narrated by Bill Boerst · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World Set Free runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bill Boerst (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.1listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2011released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The World Set Free at common listening paces
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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days
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What our data says

  • At 8.1 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Bill Boerst

Bill Boerst narrates 27 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 234 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

1,786 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2011 recording read by Lively Hive runs 0.1 hours longer (8.2 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Sebastian Blackwood runs 2.1 hours shorter (6 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Roberta Jackson runs 1 hours longer (9.1 hours).

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 World Set Free is an audiobook by H.G. Wells: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Boerst, released January 1, 2011, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.1 hrs
Narrated by
Bill Boerst
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The World Set Free as an audiobook?

The World Set Free runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is The World Set Free free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The World Set Free?

The World Set Free is narrated by Bill Boerst.