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When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee

When They Burned the Butterfly: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When They Burned the Butterfly audiobook runs 17.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Su Ling Chan (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.9listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish When They Burned the Butterfly at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.9 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 12,109 Fantasy 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

When They Burned the Butterfly is an audiobook by Wen-yi Lee: a 17.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Su Ling Chan, released October 21, 2025, on the Fantasy and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.9 hrs
Narrated by
Su Ling Chan
Released
October 21, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
ISBN
9781250417923

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the When They Burned the Butterfly audiobook?

When They Burned the Butterfly runs 17.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.

Is the When They Burned the Butterfly audiobook free?

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

Who narrates When They Burned the Butterfly?

When They Burned the Butterfly is narrated by Su Ling Chan.

Is When They Burned the Butterfly worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 6 hours.