The Book Of Kings: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book Of Kings runs 35.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 23.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 35.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 72 days |
| 1 hour / day | 36 days |
| 2 hours / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 24 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 35.9 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
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 Historical (Fiction) shelf
67 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Outlander
- Dragonfly in Amber
- The Shelters of Stone
- The Plains of Passage
- The Land of Painted Caves
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 Book Of Kings is an audiobook by James Thackara: a 35.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released June 25, 2005, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 35.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- June 25, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
- ISBN
- 9781483078502
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book Of Kings as an audiobook?
The Book Of Kings runs 35.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 23.9 hours.
Is The Book Of Kings free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book Of Kings?
The Book Of Kings is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is The Book Of Kings worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 23.9 hours, saving 12 hours.