The Death of the Universe: Hard Science Fiction: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Big Rip series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Death of the Universe: Hard Science Fiction runs 9.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Stifel (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Big Rip
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 28.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Death of the Universe: Hard Science Fiction | 9.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Death of the Universe: Ghost Kingdom | 9.4 hrs |
| 3 | The Death of the Universe: Rebirth | 9.8 hrs |
More narrated by David Stifel
David Stifel narrates 155 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,191 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,100 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 Death of the Universe: Hard Science Fiction is book 1 of Brandon Q. Morris's Big Rip series: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by David Stifel, released April 21, 2020, on the Science Fiction and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Stifel
- Released
- April 21, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- Series
- Big Rip #1
- ISBN
- 9781705215302
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Death of the Universe: Hard Science Fiction as an audiobook?
The Death of the Universe: Hard Science Fiction runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.
Is The Death of the Universe: Hard Science Fiction free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Death of the Universe: Hard Science Fiction?
The Death of the Universe: Hard Science Fiction is narrated by David Stifel.