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Transition by Iain M. Banks

Transition: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Transition audiobook runs 13.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Kenny (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Transition at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Transition is an audiobook by Iain M. Banks: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Kenny, released September 23, 2009, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.6 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Kenny
Released
September 23, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Space Opera
ISBN
9781600248900

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Transition audiobook?

Transition runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is the Transition audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Transition?

Transition is narrated by Peter Kenny.

Is Transition worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.5 hours.