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The Desert Sky Before Us by Anne Valente

The Desert Sky Before Us: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Desert Sky Before Us runs 12.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cassandra Campbell (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Desert Sky Before Us at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Cassandra Campbell

Cassandra Campbell narrates 1,083 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 11,240 hours in all.

All Cassandra Campbell audiobooks, measured

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 Sky Before Us is an audiobook by Anne Valente: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Cassandra Campbell, released May 14, 2019, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.4 hrs
Narrated by
Cassandra Campbell
Released
May 14, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780062934277

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Desert Sky Before Us as an audiobook?

The Desert Sky Before Us runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is The Desert Sky Before Us free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Desert Sky Before Us?

The Desert Sky Before Us is narrated by Cassandra Campbell.

Is The Desert Sky Before Us worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.