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Lara by Bertrice Small

Lara: Audiobook

Book 1 of the World of Hetar series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lara audiobook runs 18.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Christine Rendel (about 12.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.8listening hrs
Romanticastore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Lara at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 18.8 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 1,683 Romantica audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on World of Hetar

This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 111.6 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Lara18.8 hrs
2A Distant Tomorrow19.2 hrs
3The Twilight Lord19.4 hrs
4The Sorceress of Belmair19.7 hrs
5The Shadow Queen19.5 hrs
6Crown of Destiny14.9 hrs

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

Lara is book 1 of Bertrice Small's World of Hetar series: a 18.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Christine Rendel, released July 28, 2020, on the Romantica shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.8 hrs
Narrated by
Christine Rendel
Released
July 28, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantica
Series
World of Hetar #1
ISBN
9781494549015

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lara audiobook?

Lara runs 18.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.6 hours.

Is the Lara audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Lara?

Lara is narrated by Christine Rendel.

Is Lara worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.6 hours, saving 6.3 hours.