Iron and Rust: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Throne of the Caesars series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Iron and Rust audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Colin Mace (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Throne of the Caesars
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 32.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron and Rust | 11.3 hrs |
| 2 | Blood and Steel | 10.6 hrs |
| 3 | Fire and Sword | 11 hrs |
More narrated by Colin Mace
Colin Mace narrates 212 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,267 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,416 Historical (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
Iron and Rust is book 1 of Harry Sidebottom's Throne of the Caesars series: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Colin Mace, released November 20, 2014, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Colin Mace
- Released
- November 20, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War, Drama
- Series
- Throne of the Caesars #1
- ISBN
- 9780007598793
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Iron and Rust audiobook?
Iron and Rust runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is the Iron and Rust audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Iron and Rust?
Iron and Rust is narrated by Colin Mace.
Is Iron and Rust worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.