The dark tower: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The dark tower runs an estimated 24.2 hours (about 16.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 24.2 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 49 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 24.2 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 97% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 120% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want epic quests: a long-haul epic at 24.2 hours (estimated).
About the book
“An impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be Stephen King’s greatest literary achievement” ( The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ), The Gunslinger is the first volume in the epic Dark Tower Series. A #1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen King’s most powerful creations, Roland of Gilead: The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which mirrors our own in frightening ways, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake. Inspired in part by the Robert Browning narrative poem, “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came,” The Gunslinger is “a compelling whirlpool of a story that draws one irretrievable to its center” ( Milwaukee Sentinel ).
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How long is The dark tower as an audiobook?
The dark tower runs about 24.2 hours, our estimate from its 818 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.1 hours.
Can I listen to The dark tower free?
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Is The dark tower worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.1 hours, saving 8.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The dark tower first published?
The dark tower by Stephen King was first published in 1990.
