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Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen

Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Barsk series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard audiobook runs 12.4 hours unabridged, narrated by J.G. Hertzler (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.4listening hrs
Space Operastore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 2,721 Space Opera audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Barsk

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 27.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard12.4 hrs
2The Moons of Barsk14.8 hrs

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

Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard is book 1 of Lawrence M. Schoen's Barsk series: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by J.G. Hertzler, released January 12, 2016, on the Space Opera shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.4 hrs
Narrated by
J.G. Hertzler
Released
January 12, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Space Opera
Series
Barsk #1
ISBN
9781427265159

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard audiobook?

Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is the Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard?

Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard is narrated by J.G. Hertzler.

Is Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.