The Rise: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rise runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gary Bennett (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gary Bennett
Gary Bennett narrates 150 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,496 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,511 Historical (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 Rise is an audiobook by Christopher Cosmos: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Gary Bennett, released September 9, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gary Bennett
- Released
- September 9, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy), Religious Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798349104237
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rise as an audiobook?
The Rise runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Rise free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rise?
The Rise is narrated by Gary Bennett.
Is The Rise worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.