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The Arrival by J. W. Brazier

The Arrival: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Arrival runs 15.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elliot Schiff (about 10.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Arrival at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.6 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

983 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

The Arrival is an audiobook by J. W. Brazier: a 15.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Elliot Schiff, released November 2, 2015, on the Science Fiction and Religious Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.6 hrs
Narrated by
Elliot Schiff
Released
November 2, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Religious Fiction
ISBN
9781504665704

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Arrival as an audiobook?

The Arrival runs 15.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.

Is The Arrival free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Arrival?

The Arrival is narrated by Elliot Schiff.

Is The Arrival worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours, saving 5.2 hours.