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The Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold by David Gibbins

The Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold runs 9.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ruben Crow (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.4listening hrs
Europestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.4 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
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What our data says

  • At 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 3,272 Europe 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 Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold is an audiobook by David Gibbins: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Ruben Crow, released May 21, 2026, on the Europe shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.4 hrs
Narrated by
Ruben Crow
Released
May 21, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Europe
ISBN
9781526688880

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold as an audiobook?

The Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is The Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold?

The Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold is narrated by Ruben Crow.