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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Conan of Cimmeria series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian runs 18.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Todd McLaren (about 12.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.5listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Conan of Cimmeria

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 55 hours in all.

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 Coming of Conan the Cimmerian is book 1 of Robert E. Howard's Conan of Cimmeria series: a 18.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Todd McLaren, released June 25, 2009, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.5 hrs
Narrated by
Todd McLaren
Released
June 25, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories
Series
Conan of Cimmeria #1
ISBN
9781400182237

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian as an audiobook?

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian runs 18.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.3 hours.

Is The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian?

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian is narrated by Todd McLaren.

Is The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.3 hours, saving 6.2 hours.