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The First Ranger by Ryk Brown

The First Ranger: Audiobook

Book 11 of the Frontiers Saga Part 3 : Fringe Worlds series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Ranger runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jeffrey Kafer (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The First Ranger 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

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Frontiers Saga Part 3 : Fringe Worlds

This is book 11. Books 1 to 10 run 79.3 hours before it; books 1 to 14 run 108.6 hours in all.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

1,241 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 First Ranger is book 11 of Ryk Brown's Frontiers Saga Part 3 : Fringe Worlds series: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeffrey Kafer, released March 11, 2025, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.8 hrs
Narrated by
Jeffrey Kafer
Released
March 11, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Space Opera
Series
Frontiers Saga Part 3 : Fringe Worlds #11
ISBN
9781541438194

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The First Ranger as an audiobook?

The First Ranger runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is The First Ranger free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The First Ranger?

The First Ranger is narrated by Jeffrey Kafer.