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The Rift by Bob Mayer

The Rift: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Area 51: The Nightstalkers series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rift runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Eric G. Dove (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.9listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Rift 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 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Area 51: The Nightstalkers

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 14.3 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 29.4 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Nightstalkers7.5 hrs
2The Book of Truths6.8 hrs
3The Rift6.9 hrs
4Time Patrol8.2 hrs

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 Rift is book 3 of Bob Mayer's Area 51: The Nightstalkers series: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Eric G. Dove, released February 25, 2014, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Science Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.9 hrs
Narrated by
Eric G. Dove
Released
February 25, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Fiction), Science Fiction
Series
Area 51: The Nightstalkers #3
ISBN
9781480584853

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Rift as an audiobook?

The Rift runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

Is The Rift free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Rift?

The Rift is narrated by Eric G. Dove.