The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
The Rouse by China Miéville

The Rouse: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rouse runs 40.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by China Miéville and Emma Spurgin Hussey and others (about 27.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

40.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 40.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Rouse at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day82 days
1 hour / day41 days
2 hours / day21 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×28 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 40.7 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

28 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 Rouse is an audiobook by China Miéville: a 40.7-hour unabridged recording, read by China Miéville, Emma Spurgin Hussey and Colin Mace, released September 15, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
40.7 hrs
Narrated by
China Miéville, Emma Spurgin Hussey, Colin Mace
Released
September 15, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Paranormal
ISBN
9798217020959

How to listen to The Rouse free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is The Rouse as an audiobook?

The Rouse runs 40.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 27.2 hours.

Is The Rouse free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Rouse?

The Rouse is narrated by China Miéville, Emma Spurgin Hussey and Colin Mace.

Is The Rouse worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 27.2 hours, saving 13.6 hours.