Fool's Errand: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Tawny Man series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Fool's Errand audiobook runs 24.9 hours unabridged, narrated by James Langton (about 16.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 24.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 50 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 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 24.9 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Tawny Man Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 83.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fool's Errand | 24.9 hrs |
| 2 | Golden Fool | 26 hrs |
| 3 | Fool's Fate | 32.9 hrs |
More narrated by James Langton
James Langton narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,036 hours in all.
- Dark Age
- Fool's Fate
- The Bronze Horseman
- The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After
- Golden Fool
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
264 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2013 recording read by Nick Taylor runs 1.7 hours shorter (23.2 hours).
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
Fool's Errand is book 1 of Robin Hobb's Tawny Man series: a 24.9-hour unabridged recording, read by James Langton, released July 15, 2014, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 24.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Langton
- Released
- July 15, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- The Tawny Man Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781491512838
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Fool's Errand audiobook?
Fool's Errand runs 24.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.6 hours.
Is the Fool's Errand audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Fool's Errand?
Fool's Errand is narrated by James Langton.
Is Fool's Errand worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.6 hours, saving 8.3 hours.