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From the Dust by Ar Colbert

From the Dust: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Ember Society series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the From the Dust audiobook runs 6.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jennifer Groberg (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.7listening hrs
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormalstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish From the Dust at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.7 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Ember Society

This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 38.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1From the Dust6.7 hrs
2From the Earth7.7 hrs
3From the Embers8.3 hrs
4From the Flames7.9 hrs
5From the Ashes7.9 hrs

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

575 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

From the Dust is book 1 of Ar Colbert's Ember Society series: a 6.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jennifer Groberg, released June 12, 2020, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian and Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.7 hrs
Narrated by
Jennifer Groberg
Released
June 12, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Apocalyptic & Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
Ember Society #1
ISBN
9798368915517

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the From the Dust audiobook?

From the Dust runs 6.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is the From the Dust audiobook free?

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

Who narrates From the Dust?

From the Dust is narrated by Jennifer Groberg.