The Desert of Wheat: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Desert of Wheat runs 11.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Finian Silverwood (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 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 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Finian Silverwood
Finian Silverwood narrates 189 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,360 hours in all.
About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf
721 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2005 recording read by Jim Gough runs 2.1 hours longer (13.8 hours).
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 Desert of Wheat is an audiobook by Zane Grey: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Finian Silverwood, released January 15, 2026, on the Westerns & War shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Finian Silverwood
- Released
- January 15, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War
- ISBN
- 9781836100539
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Desert of Wheat as an audiobook?
The Desert of Wheat runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is The Desert of Wheat free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Desert of Wheat?
The Desert of Wheat is narrated by Finian Silverwood.
Is The Desert of Wheat worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.