Rare Earth: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rare Earth audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Derek Shoales (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Shoales
Derek Shoales narrates 106 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 997 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,160 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- And Then She Vanished
- 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
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
Rare Earth is an audiobook by Kurt Allan: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Shoales, released July 28, 2020, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Shoales
- Released
- July 28, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781705243442
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rare Earth audiobook?
Rare Earth runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is the Rare Earth audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rare Earth?
Rare Earth is narrated by Derek Shoales.
Is Rare Earth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.