The Bench: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dadirri series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bench runs 10.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ken B. Erotica (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Dadirri Saga
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 31.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bench | 10.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Favorite | 11.5 hrs |
| 3 | The Shadowless | 9.4 hrs |
More narrated by Ken B. Erotica
Ken B. Erotica narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 53 hours in all.
About as long, on the Religious Fiction shelf
1,963 Religious 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 Bench is book 1 of Ty Carlson's Dadirri series: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Ken B. Erotica, released January 22, 2004, on the Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) and Religious Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ken B. Erotica
- Released
- January 22, 2004
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy), Religious Fiction
- Series
- The Dadirri Saga #1
- ISBN
- 9781644504154
How to listen to The Bench free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bench as an audiobook?
The Bench runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Bench free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bench?
The Bench is narrated by Ken B. Erotica.
Is The Bench worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours.