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Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan audiobook runs 20.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Sagar Arya (about 13.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.3listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day41 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 20.3 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan is an audiobook by William Dalrymple: a 20.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Sagar Arya, released March 31, 2021, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.3 hrs
Narrated by
Sagar Arya
Released
March 31, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781526640765

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan audiobook?

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan runs 20.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.5 hours.

Is the Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan?

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan is narrated by Sagar Arya.

Is Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.5 hours, saving 6.8 hours.