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The Sands of Mars by Arthur C. Clarke

The Sands of Mars: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sands of Mars runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Greg Wagland (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Sands of Mars at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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

What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 13,269 Science Fiction 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 Sands of Mars is an audiobook by Arthur C. Clarke: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Greg Wagland, released June 2, 2016, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
Greg Wagland
Released
June 2, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
ISBN
9781510033344

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Sands of Mars as an audiobook?

The Sands of Mars runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is The Sands of Mars free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Sands of Mars?

The Sands of Mars is narrated by Greg Wagland.