The Eiger Sanction: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Jonathan Hemlock Novels series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Eiger Sanction runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Barrett (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Jonathan Hemlock Novels
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 21.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Eiger Sanction | 11 hrs |
| 2 | The Loo Sanction | 10.1 hrs |
More narrated by Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett narrates 394 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,244 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf
1,201 Action & Adventure (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 Eiger Sanction is book 1 of Trevanian's Jonathan Hemlock Novels series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Barrett, released January 22, 2009, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joe Barrett
- Released
- January 22, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction)
- Series
- The Jonathan Hemlock Novels #1
- ISBN
- 9781624608537
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Eiger Sanction as an audiobook?
The Eiger Sanction runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Eiger Sanction free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Eiger Sanction?
The Eiger Sanction is narrated by Joe Barrett.
Is The Eiger Sanction worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.