Crux: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Crux audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Elaine Wang (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Elaine Wang
Elaine Wang narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 107 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,042 Literary Fiction 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
Crux is an audiobook by Gabriel Tallent: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Elaine Wang, released January 20, 2026, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elaine Wang
- Released
- January 20, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798217163496
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Crux audiobook?
Crux runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is the Crux audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Crux?
Crux is narrated by Elaine Wang.
Is Crux worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.