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Defying Mars by Cidney Swanson

Defying Mars: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Saving Mars series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Defying Mars audiobook runs 8.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Amanda Berry (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.4listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Defying Mars at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Saving Mars

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.4 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 52.1 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Saving Mars9.4 hrs
2Defying Mars8.4 hrs
3Losing Mars9.1 hrs
4Mars Burning8.2 hrs
5Striking Mars7.7 hrs
6Mars Rising9.4 hrs

About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf

942 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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

Defying Mars is book 2 of Cidney Swanson's Saving Mars series: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Amanda Berry, released July 31, 2025, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.4 hrs
Narrated by
Amanda Berry
Released
July 31, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
Saving Mars #2
ISBN
9798318217012

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Defying Mars audiobook?

Defying Mars runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is the Defying Mars audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Defying Mars?

Defying Mars is narrated by Amanda Berry.