Empire: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Empire audiobook runs 23.7 hours unabridged, narrated by James Langton (about 15.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 23.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 48 days |
| 1 hour / day | 24 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 23.7 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Langton
James Langton narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,036 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
241 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Evening and the Morning
- The Clan of the Cave Bear
- The Other Boleyn Girl
- The Signature of All Things
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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 is an audiobook by Steven Saylor: a 23.7-hour unabridged recording, read by James Langton, released August 31, 2010, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 23.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Langton
- Released
- August 31, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781427210920
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Empire audiobook?
Empire runs 23.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.8 hours.
Is the Empire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Empire?
Empire is narrated by James Langton.
Is Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.8 hours, saving 7.9 hours.