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The Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible by Zane Grey

The Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Lackey (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1listening hrs
Teen & YAstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 17,065 Teen & YA 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 Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible is an audiobook by Zane Grey: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Lackey, released September 23, 2014, on the Teen & YA shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.1 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Lackey
Released
September 23, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Teen & YA
ISBN
9781666600636

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible as an audiobook?

The Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is The Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible?

The Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible is narrated by Michael Lackey.

Is The Rainbow Trail: also known as The Desert Crucible worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.