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Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West by Aidan Moher

Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West audiobook runs 11.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Eric Michael Summerer (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.6listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West is an audiobook by Aidan Moher: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Eric Michael Summerer, released July 25, 2023, on the Social Science and Asia shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.6 hrs
Narrated by
Eric Michael Summerer
Released
July 25, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Asia
ISBN
9798350815726

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West audiobook?

Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is the Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West audiobook free?

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Who narrates Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West?

Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West is narrated by Eric Michael Summerer.

Is Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.