Beta: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Apex Cycle series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Beta audiobook runs 16.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Elizabeth Phillips (about 10.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 16.3 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 812 Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Apex Cycle
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 33.9 hours in all.
More narrated by Elizabeth Phillips
Elizabeth Phillips narrates 19 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 184 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) shelf
28 Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Beta is book 1 of M.T. Zimny's Apex Cycle series: a 16.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Phillips, released January 29, 2024, on the Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elizabeth Phillips
- Released
- January 29, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Teen & YA)
- Series
- The Apex Cycle #1
- ISBN
- 9798882344244
How to listen to Beta free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Beta audiobook?
Beta runs 16.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.9 hours.
Is the Beta audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Beta?
Beta is narrated by Elizabeth Phillips.
Is Beta worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.9 hours, saving 5.4 hours.