Rise of Empire: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Riyria Revelations series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rise of Empire audiobook runs 26.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds (about 17.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 53 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 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 26.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Riyria Revelations
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 22.6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 81 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theft of Swords | 22.6 hrs |
| 2 | Rise of Empire | 26.5 hrs |
| 3 | Heir of Novron | 31.9 hrs |
More narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds
Tim Gerard Reynolds narrates 119 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,642 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf
95 Action & Adventure (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
Rise of Empire is book 2 of Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Revelations series: a 26.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Gerard Reynolds, released May 25, 2012, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Released
- May 25, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Riyria Revelations #2
- ISBN
- 9781464036125
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rise of Empire audiobook?
Rise of Empire runs 26.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.6 hours.
Is the Rise of Empire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rise of Empire?
Rise of Empire is narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds.
Is Rise of Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.6 hours, saving 8.8 hours.