Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings audiobook runs 47.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Dick Davis and Sean Rohani and others (about 31.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 47.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 96 days |
| 1 hour / day | 48 days |
| 2 hours / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 32 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 47.7 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Dick Davis
Dick Davis narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 87 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
26 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Voyager
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- Gone With the Wind
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
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings is an audiobook by Abolqasem Ferdowsi: a 47.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Dick Davis, Sean Rohani and Nikki Massoud, released March 20, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 47.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dick Davis, Sean Rohani, Nikki Massoud
- Released
- March 20, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781666694369
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings audiobook?
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings runs 47.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 31.8 hours.
Is the Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings?
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings is narrated by Dick Davis, Sean Rohani and Nikki Massoud.
Is Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 31.8 hours, saving 15.9 hours.