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By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson DeMille

By the Rivers of Babylon: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the By the Rivers of Babylon audiobook runs 17.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Scott Brick (about 11.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.5listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish By the Rivers of Babylon at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 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 17.5 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 22,803 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

By the Rivers of Babylon is an audiobook by Nelson DeMille: a 17.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Brick, released November 1, 2010, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.5 hrs
Narrated by
Scott Brick
Released
November 1, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781609411640

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the By the Rivers of Babylon audiobook?

By the Rivers of Babylon runs 17.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.7 hours.

Is the By the Rivers of Babylon audiobook free?

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

Who narrates By the Rivers of Babylon?

By the Rivers of Babylon is narrated by Scott Brick.

Is By the Rivers of Babylon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.7 hours, saving 5.8 hours.