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The ARC by Ben Oliver

The ARC: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Loop series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The ARC runs 6.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julian Elfer (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.6listening hrs
Mystery & Thrillerstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The ARC at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 6.6 hours, it is shorter than 76% of the 2,356 Mystery & Thriller audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Loop

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 15.3 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 21.9 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Loop8.3 hrs
2The Block7 hrs
3The ARC6.6 hrs

About as long, on the Mystery & Thriller shelf

265 Mystery & Thriller 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

The ARC is book 3 of Ben Oliver's Loop series: a 6.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released July 19, 2022, on the Mystery & Thriller shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.6 hrs
Narrated by
Julian Elfer
Released
July 19, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Thriller
Series
Loop #3
ISBN
9781980054689

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The ARC as an audiobook?

The ARC runs 6.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.

Is The ARC free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The ARC?

The ARC is narrated by Julian Elfer.