Rule of the Bone: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rule of the Bone audiobook runs 11.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Kirby Heyborne (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kirby Heyborne
Kirby Heyborne narrates 779 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 7,134 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,482 Literary 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
Rule of the Bone is an audiobook by Russell Banks: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Kirby Heyborne, released November 12, 2013, on the Coming of Age and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kirby Heyborne
- Released
- November 12, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780062315595
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rule of the Bone audiobook?
Rule of the Bone runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is the Rule of the Bone audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rule of the Bone?
Rule of the Bone is narrated by Kirby Heyborne.
Is Rule of the Bone worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.