Empire of Sand: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Books of Ambha series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Empire of Sand audiobook runs 14 hours unabridged, narrated by Soneela Nankani (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 14 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Books of Ambha
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 30.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire of Sand | 14 hrs |
| 2 | Realm of Ash | 16.6 hrs |
More narrated by Soneela Nankani
Soneela Nankani narrates 515 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,226 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
1,002 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Empire of Sand is book 1 of Tasha Suri's Books of Ambha series: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by Soneela Nankani, released November 13, 2018, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14 hrs
- Narrated by
- Soneela Nankani
- Released
- November 13, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Books of Ambha #1
- ISBN
- 9781549119774
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Empire of Sand audiobook?
Empire of Sand runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.
Is the Empire of Sand audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Empire of Sand?
Empire of Sand is narrated by Soneela Nankani.
Is Empire of Sand worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.7 hours.