Dreams Before the Start of Time: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dreams Before the Start of Time audiobook runs 6.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Derek Perkins and Susan Duerden (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.4 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 328 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,367 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
Dreams Before the Start of Time is an audiobook by Anne Charnock: a 6.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins and Susan Duerden, released April 18, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins, Susan Duerden
- Released
- April 18, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781511374408
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Dreams Before the Start of Time audiobook?
Dreams Before the Start of Time runs 6.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.
Is the Dreams Before the Start of Time audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Dreams Before the Start of Time?
Dreams Before the Start of Time is narrated by Derek Perkins and Susan Duerden.