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This Census-Taker by China Miéville

This Census-Taker: Audiobook

by China Miéville · narrated by China Miéville · unabridged · 2026

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the This Census-Taker audiobook runs 3.7 hours unabridged, narrated by China Miéville (about 2.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish This Census-Taker at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day8 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days
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What our data says

  • At 3.7 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by China Miéville

China Miéville narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 117 hours in all.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

362 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2016 recording read by Matthew Frow runs 0.4 hours longer (4 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

This Census-Taker is an audiobook by China Miéville: a 3.7-hour unabridged recording, read by China Miéville, released May 12, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.7 hrs
Narrated by
China Miéville
Released
May 12, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Fantasy
ISBN
9798217509591

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the This Census-Taker audiobook?

This Census-Taker runs 3.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.5 hours.

Is the This Census-Taker audiobook free?

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

Who narrates This Census-Taker?

This Census-Taker is narrated by China Miéville.