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Lost Empires by J. B. Priestley

Lost Empires: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lost Empires audiobook runs 12.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Colin Mace (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.2listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Lost Empires 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

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What our data says

  • At 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

404 Classics (Literature) 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

Lost Empires is an audiobook by J. B. Priestley: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Colin Mace, released September 29, 2026, on the Coming of Age and Classics (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.2 hrs
Narrated by
Colin Mace
Released
September 29, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Coming of Age, Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9798217511365

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lost Empires audiobook?

Lost Empires runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is the Lost Empires audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Lost Empires?

Lost Empires is narrated by Colin Mace.

Is Lost Empires worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.