Dust: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Jacob's Ladder series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dust audiobook runs 10.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Alma Cuervo (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Jacob's Ladder
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 33.6 hours in all.
More narrated by Alma Cuervo
Alma Cuervo narrates 71 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 703 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,153 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Dynasty of Evil
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Deceived
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
Dust is book 1 of Elizabeth Bear's Jacob's Ladder series: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Alma Cuervo, released January 9, 2009, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alma Cuervo
- Released
- January 9, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- Jacob's Ladder #1
- ISBN
- 9781436185752
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Dust audiobook?
Dust runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is the Dust audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Dust?
Dust is narrated by Alma Cuervo.
Is Dust worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.