
The Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gareth Armstrong (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.1 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 9.1 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gareth Armstrong
Gareth Armstrong narrates 48 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 541 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,045 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization is an audiobook by Owen Rees: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Gareth Armstrong, released September 30, 2025, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gareth Armstrong
- Released
- September 30, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9798318523267
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization as an audiobook?
The Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is The Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization?
The Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization is narrated by Gareth Armstrong.