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A Search for the King by Gore Vidal

A Search for the King: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Search for the King runs 6.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tim Campbell (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.6listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Search for the King at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.6 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 13,430 Historical (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

A Search for the King is an audiobook by Gore Vidal: a 6.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Campbell, released April 14, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.6 hrs
Narrated by
Tim Campbell
Released
April 14, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9781799751663

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Search for the King as an audiobook?

A Search for the King runs 6.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.

Is A Search for the King free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Search for the King?

A Search for the King is narrated by Tim Campbell.