The Encircling Sea: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Vindolanda series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Encircling Sea runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Noble (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Vindolanda
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 16.6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 43.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vindolanda | 16.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Encircling Sea | 13 hrs |
| 3 | Brigantia | 14.2 hrs |
More narrated by Peter Noble
Peter Noble narrates 336 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,121 hours in all.
- The Second Wife
- Italy - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- The Dilemma
- The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- Stalingrad: The million-copy bestselling military history and award-winning account of the pivotal World War 2 battle
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,462 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- Circe
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
- The Invention of Wings
- The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick
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 Encircling Sea is book 2 of Adrian Goldsworthy's Vindolanda series: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Noble, released February 26, 2026, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Noble
- Released
- February 26, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Vindolanda #2
- ISBN
- 9781035925575
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Encircling Sea as an audiobook?
The Encircling Sea runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Encircling Sea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Encircling Sea?
The Encircling Sea is narrated by Peter Noble.
Is The Encircling Sea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.