The Assyrian: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Tiglath Ashur series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Assyrian runs 26.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joel Richards (about 17.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.1 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 26.1 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tiglath Ashur
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 56.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Assyrian | 26.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Blood Star | 30.1 hrs |
More narrated by Joel Richards
Joel Richards narrates 222 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,242 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
174 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
The Assyrian is book 1 of Nicholas Guild's Tiglath Ashur series: a 26.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Joel Richards, released October 12, 2021, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joel Richards
- Released
- October 12, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Tiglath Ashur #1
- ISBN
- 9781666134049
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Assyrian as an audiobook?
The Assyrian runs 26.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.4 hours.
Is The Assyrian free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Assyrian?
The Assyrian is narrated by Joel Richards.
Is The Assyrian worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.4 hours, saving 8.7 hours.