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China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent by Paul Kenyon

China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent audiobook runs 17 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Kenyon (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17 hours of listening.

Days to finish China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 7,179 World 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

China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent is an audiobook by Paul Kenyon: a 17-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Kenyon, released October 15, 2026, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
17 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Kenyon
Released
October 15, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781035909087

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent audiobook?

China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent runs 17 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.

Is the China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent audiobook free?

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

Who narrates China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent?

China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent is narrated by Paul Kenyon.

Is China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.7 hours.