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Red Rising: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Red Rising series · see all 5 in reading order

The Red Rising audiobook runs an estimated 13.1 hours (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.1est. listening hrs
3.9★97 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 13.1 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Red Rising 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

What our data says

  • At 13.1 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 73% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 19% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want dystopian stakes: a solid week of commutes at 13.1 hours (estimated).

About the book

Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow."-- Scott Sigler Pierce Brown' s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender' s Game by Orson Scott Card. " I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. " That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them." " I live for you," I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. " Then you must live for more." Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Red Rising audiobook?

Red Rising runs about 13.1 hours, our estimate from its 442 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is the Red Rising audiobook free?

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

Is Red Rising worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Red Rising first published?

Red Rising by Pierce Brown was first published in 2014.