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Alabaster by Caitlín R. Kiernan

Alabaster: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Alabaster audiobook runs 5.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Xe Sands (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Alabaster at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 72% 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

Alabaster is an audiobook by Caitlín R. Kiernan: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Xe Sands, released September 29, 2020, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.8 hrs
Narrated by
Xe Sands
Released
September 29, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
ISBN
9781094146812

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Alabaster audiobook?

Alabaster runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is the Alabaster audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Alabaster?

Alabaster is narrated by Xe Sands.