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The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America by David Baron

The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rob Greenbaum (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours, it is shorter than 57% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America is an audiobook by David Baron: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Rob Greenbaum, released August 26, 2025, on the The Americas and Astronomy & Physics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
Rob Greenbaum
Released
August 26, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Astronomy & Physics
ISBN
9781696620239

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America as an audiobook?

The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America?

The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America is narrated by Rob Greenbaum.