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The Distant Beacon by Davis Bunn, Janette Oke

The Distant Beacon: Audiobook

Book 4 of the Song of Acadia series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Distant Beacon runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marguerite Gavin (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8listening hrs
Religious Fictionstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Distant Beacon at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2008 recording read by Suzanne Toren runs 0.1 hours longer (7 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 Distant Beacon is book 4 of Davis Bunn's Song of Acadia series: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Marguerite Gavin, released April 16, 2009, on the Religious Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.8 hrs
Narrated by
Marguerite Gavin
Released
April 16, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Religious Fiction
Series
The Song of Acadia Series #4
ISBN
9781481565936

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Distant Beacon as an audiobook?

The Distant Beacon runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is The Distant Beacon free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Distant Beacon?

The Distant Beacon is narrated by Marguerite Gavin.