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Empires of Sand by David Ball

Empires of Sand: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Empires of Sand audiobook runs 28.1 hours unabridged, narrated by George Guidall (about 18.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

28.1listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 28.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Empires of Sand at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day57 days
1 hour / day29 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×19 days

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What our data says

  • At 28.1 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 62,518 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

Empires of Sand is an audiobook by David Ball: a 28.1-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released May 27, 2011, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
28.1 hrs
Narrated by
George Guidall
Released
May 27, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781461809272

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Empires of Sand audiobook?

Empires of Sand runs 28.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 18.7 hours.

Is the Empires of Sand audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Empires of Sand?

Empires of Sand is narrated by George Guidall.

Is Empires of Sand worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 18.7 hours, saving 9.4 hours.