Which Rebel recording should you buy?
The first of Bernard Cornwell's Starbuck Chronicles, set in the American Civil War. The complete reading in the table, Andrew Cullum's, runs 16 hrs 50 mins; David Rintoul's, under the same title and from the same publisher, is an abridgement.
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Short answer
Andrew Cullum: complete and solo, and he reads the other Starbuck Chronicles novels on Audible UK as well, so the series stays in one voice. David Rintoul's recording is an abridgement, at 3 hrs 11 mins against 16 hrs 50 mins for the complete reading in the table, and only Audible's abridged label says so: it has the same title, the same publisher and, word for word, the same description as Cullum's. Check the length before you buy.
The recordings, compared
| Narrator | Length | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cullum Our pick | 16 hrs 50 mins | Unabridged | Complete and solo. Cullum reads the rest of the Starbuck Chronicles too. |
| David Rintoul | 3 hrs 11 mins | Abridged | Abridged, at 19% of the length of the complete reading. Marked abridged in Audible's listing data; its title and description are the same as the complete reading's. |