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1636: The China Venture by Iver P. Cooper, Eric Flint

1636: The China Venture: Audiobook

Book 26 of the Ring of Fire series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1636: The China Venture audiobook runs 14.3 hours unabridged, narrated by George Guidall (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.3listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish 1636: The China Venture at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 86% 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

1636: The China Venture is book 26 of Iver P. Cooper's Ring of Fire series: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released September 16, 2019, on the Science Fiction and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.3 hrs
Narrated by
George Guidall
Released
September 16, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Ring of Fire #26
ISBN
9781501962080

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the 1636: The China Venture audiobook?

1636: The China Venture runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is the 1636: The China Venture audiobook free?

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

Who narrates 1636: The China Venture?

1636: The China Venture is narrated by George Guidall.

Is 1636: The China Venture worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.