The Explorer: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Anomaly Quartet series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Explorer runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rich Keeble (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Anomaly Quartet
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 39.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Explorer | 8.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Echo | 11.6 hrs |
| 3 | The Edge | 9.7 hrs |
| 4 | The Ends | 9.8 hrs |
More narrated by Rich Keeble
Rich Keeble narrates 24 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 211 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
1,886 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 Explorer is book 1 of James Smythe's Anomaly Quartet series: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Rich Keeble, released February 9, 2017, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Science Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rich Keeble
- Released
- February 9, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Science Fiction, Paranormal
- Series
- The Anomaly Quartet #1
- ISBN
- 9780008223168
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Explorer as an audiobook?
The Explorer runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is The Explorer free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Explorer?
The Explorer is narrated by Rich Keeble.