Temeraire: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Temeraire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Temeraire audiobook runs 10.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Vance (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Temeraire Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 43.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temeraire | 10.1 hrs |
| 2 | Throne of Jade | 11.9 hrs |
| 3 | Black Powder War | 10.7 hrs |
| 4 | Empire of Ivory | 11.1 hrs |
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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- Dune Messiah: Book Two in the Dune Chronicles
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About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf
893 Westerns & War 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
Temeraire is book 1 of Naomi Novik's Temeraire series: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released December 6, 2018, on the Westerns & War and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- December 6, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Temeraire Series #1
- ISBN
- 9780008338879
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Temeraire audiobook?
Temeraire runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is the Temeraire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Temeraire?
Temeraire is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is Temeraire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.