The Beacon: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Earth Haven series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Beacon runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sam Kates (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Earth Haven
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 10.4 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 33.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cleansing | 10.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Beacon | 11.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Reckoning | 11.6 hrs |
More narrated by Sam Kates
Sam Kates narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 41 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,077 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Path of Destruction
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Armada
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
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 2 of Sam Kates's Earth Haven series: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Sam Kates, released March 6, 2021, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian and Science Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sam Kates
- Released
- March 6, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Apocalyptic & Dystopian, Science Fiction
- Series
- Earth Haven #2
- ISBN
- 9781912718221
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Beacon as an audiobook?
The Beacon runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 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 Sam Kates.
Is The Beacon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.