Richard: Distant Son: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Richard series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Richard: Distant Son audiobook runs 13.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Ron Allan Fouts (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Richard
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 50 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard: Distant Son | 13.2 hrs |
| 2 | Richard: An Unlikely Love Store | 11.2 hrs |
| 3 | Richard: The Dragon's Curse | 10 hrs |
| 4 | Richard: War Erupts | 15.6 hrs |
More narrated by Ron Allan Fouts
Ron Allan Fouts narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 51 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,559 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
Richard: Distant Son is book 1 of Michael W Hickman's Richard series: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ron Allan Fouts, released September 16, 2022, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ron Allan Fouts
- Released
- September 16, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- Richard #1
- ISBN
- 9798985477757
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Richard: Distant Son audiobook?
Richard: Distant Son runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is the Richard: Distant Son audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Richard: Distant Son?
Richard: Distant Son is narrated by Ron Allan Fouts.
Is Richard: Distant Son worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.