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On Desperate Ground by James R. Benn

On Desperate Ground: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On Desperate Ground audiobook runs 13.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Barry Press (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.4listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish On Desperate Ground at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

2,309 Historical (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

On Desperate Ground is an audiobook by James R. Benn: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Barry Press, released April 1, 2013, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.4 hrs
Narrated by
Barry Press
Released
April 1, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
ISBN
9781620643822

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the On Desperate Ground audiobook?

On Desperate Ground runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is the On Desperate Ground audiobook free?

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

Who narrates On Desperate Ground?

On Desperate Ground is narrated by Barry Press.

Is On Desperate Ground worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.