Imperium: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Imperium audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Jones (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Jones
Simon Jones narrates 50 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 396 hours in all.
- Cloud Cuckoo Land
- The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Primary Phase
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase: And Another Thing...
- The Unwanteds
- The Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,057 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Imperium is an audiobook by Robert Harris: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Jones, released September 19, 2006, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Jones
- Released
- September 19, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- ISBN
- 9780743561846
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Imperium audiobook?
Imperium runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the Imperium audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Imperium?
Imperium is narrated by Simon Jones.
Is Imperium worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.