Books like Gardens of the Sun
Paul J. McAuley
Gardens of the Sun is 439 pages, about 8 hours 3 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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Dragon's Kin 5.5 h 
Fuzzy Nation 5.6 h 
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Absolution Gap 12.3 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.