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The Cleansing by Sam Kates

The Cleansing: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Earth Haven series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cleansing runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christopher Weeks (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Cleansing at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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

What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Earth Haven

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 33.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Cleansing10.4 hrs
2The Beacon11.2 hrs
3The Reckoning11.6 hrs

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

2,124 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 Cleansing is book 1 of Sam Kates's Earth Haven series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Weeks, released November 13, 2018, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian and Science Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Weeks
Released
November 13, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Apocalyptic & Dystopian, Science Fiction
Series
Earth Haven #1
ISBN
9781912718214

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Cleansing as an audiobook?

The Cleansing runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is The Cleansing free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Cleansing?

The Cleansing is narrated by Christopher Weeks.

Is The Cleansing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.