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The Beacon by James David Victor

The Beacon: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Sentinels series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Beacon runs 4.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Trevor Wilson (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.6 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
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What our data says

  • At 4.6 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Sentinels

This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 20.7 hours before it; books 1 to 7 run 38.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Ruins of the Prime Ones5.6 hrs
2Secrets of the Prime Ones4.6 hrs
3Blood Lust10.5 hrs
4The Beacon4.6 hrs
5On the Run4.3 hrs
6Fugitive Heroes4.4 hrs
7The Last Device4.6 hrs

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

520 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 Beacon is book 4 of James David Victor's Sentinels series: a 4.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Trevor Wilson, released March 5, 2024, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.6 hrs
Narrated by
Trevor Wilson
Released
March 5, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Space Opera
Series
Sentinels #4
ISBN
9781666659016

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Beacon as an audiobook?

The Beacon runs 4.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.

Is The Beacon free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Beacon?

The Beacon is narrated by Trevor Wilson.