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Tai-Pan, Part One by James Clavell

Tai-Pan, Part One: Audiobook

Book 2.1 of the Asian series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tai-Pan, Part One audiobook runs 19.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Gildart Jackson (about 12.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.3listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 19.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Tai-Pan, Part One at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day39 days
1 hour / day20 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 19.3 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

538 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

Tai-Pan, Part One is book 2.1 of James Clavell's Asian series: a 19.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Gildart Jackson, released November 3, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.3 hrs
Narrated by
Gildart Jackson
Released
November 3, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War, Drama
Series
The Asian Saga #2.1
ISBN
9798228820555

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tai-Pan, Part One audiobook?

Tai-Pan, Part One runs 19.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.8 hours.

Is the Tai-Pan, Part One audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Tai-Pan, Part One?

Tai-Pan, Part One is narrated by Gildart Jackson.

Is Tai-Pan, Part One worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.8 hours, saving 6.4 hours.