The People of the Ruins: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The People of the Ruins runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Steven Crossley (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Steven Crossley
Steven Crossley narrates 290 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,468 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,036 Literary 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 People of the Ruins is an audiobook by Edward Shanks: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Steven Crossley, released December 10, 2013, on the Literary Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Steven Crossley
- Released
- December 10, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Classics (Literature), Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- ISBN
- 9781666599695
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The People of the Ruins as an audiobook?
The People of the Ruins runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is The People of the Ruins free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The People of the Ruins?
The People of the Ruins is narrated by Steven Crossley.