The Dying Earth: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Tales of the Dying Earth series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dying Earth runs 6.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Arthur Morey (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.7 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tales of the Dying Earth
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 35.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dying Earth | 6.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Eyes of the Overworld | 8.1 hrs |
| 3 | Cugel's Saga | 12.7 hrs |
| 4 | Rhialto the Marvellous | 8.2 hrs |
More narrated by Arthur Morey
Arthur Morey narrates 401 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,630 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,298 Fantasy 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 Dying Earth is book 1 of Jack Vance's Tales of the Dying Earth series: a 6.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Arthur Morey, released February 15, 2010, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Arthur Morey
- Released
- February 15, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Tales of the Dying Earth #1
- ISBN
- 9781441814593
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dying Earth as an audiobook?
The Dying Earth runs 6.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.
Is The Dying Earth free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dying Earth?
The Dying Earth is narrated by Arthur Morey.