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House of Chains: Audiobook

The House of Chains audiobook runs an estimated 21.6 hours (about 14.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

21.6est. listening hrs
4.3★21 ratings
Fantasygenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 21.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish House of Chains at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day44 days
1 hour / day22 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×15 days

What our data says

  • At 21.6 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 95% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 96% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a long-haul epic at 21.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

In Northern Genabackis, a raiding party of savage tribal warriors descends from the mountains into the southern flatlands. Their intention is to wreak havoc amongst the despised lowlanders, but for the one named Karsa Orlong, it marks the beginning of what will prove to be an extraordinary destiny. Some years later, it is the aftermath of the Chain of Dogs. Tavore, the Adjunct to the Empress, has arrived in the last remaining Malazan stronghold of Seven Cities. New to command, she must hone 12,000 soldiers, mostly raw recruits but for a handful of veterans of Coltaine's legendary march, into a force capable of challenging the massed hordes of Sha'ik's Whirlwind, who lie in wait in the heart of the Holy Desert. But waiting is never easy.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the House of Chains audiobook?

House of Chains runs about 21.6 hours, our estimate from its 732 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.4 hours.

Is the House of Chains audiobook free?

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

Is House of Chains worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.4 hours, saving 7.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was House of Chains first published?

House of Chains by Steven Erikson was first published in 1998.