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Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1): Audiobook

The Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) audiobook runs an estimated 12.1 hours (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1est. listening hrs
4.2★30 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 12.1 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 12.1 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 69% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 15% longer than the average science fiction audiobook (10.5 hrs across 820 titles in our dataset).

Computed from science fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for science fiction listeners: a solid week of commutes at 12.1 hours (estimated).

About the book

Here is a special edition 20th anniversary release of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel that reignited the entire Star Wars publishing phenomenon—unabridged for the first time. The biggest event in the history of Star Wars books, Heir to the Empire follows the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia after they led the Rebel Alliance to victory in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi . Five years after the Death Star was destroyed and Darth Vader and the Emperor were defeated, the galaxy is struggling to heal the wounds of war, Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins, and Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of new Jedi Knights.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) audiobook?

Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) runs about 12.1 hours, our estimate from its 410 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is the Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) audiobook free?

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

Is Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) first published?

Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) by Timothy Zahn was first published in 1991.