Mars: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Grand Tour series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mars audiobook runs 18.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (about 12.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.9 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Grand Tour Series
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 25.3 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 93.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powersat | 13.6 hrs |
| 2 | Privateers | 11.7 hrs |
| 3 | Mars | 18.9 hrs |
| 4 | Moonrise | 18.3 hrs |
| 5 | Moonwar | 15.4 hrs |
| 6 | Return to Mars | 16 hrs |
More narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
Stefan Rudnicki narrates 744 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,226 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
541 Science 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
Mars is book 3 of Ben Bova's Grand Tour series: a 18.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Stefan Rudnicki, released August 21, 2008, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stefan Rudnicki
- Released
- August 21, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- The Grand Tour Series #3
- ISBN
- 9781483075921
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Mars audiobook?
Mars runs 18.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.6 hours.
Is the Mars audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Mars?
Mars is narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.
Is Mars worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.6 hours, saving 6.3 hours.