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The Final Empire: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Final Empire runs an estimated 19.8 hours (about 13.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.8est. listening hrs
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Fantasygenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 19.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Final Empire at common listening paces
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1 hour / day20 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

What our data says

  • At 19.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 93% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 80% 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 magic systems: a long-haul epic at 19.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky. For a thousand years nothing has flourished. For a thousand years the skaa have been enslaved and live in misery, mired in inevitable fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler has reigned with absolute power, ruling thanks to terror, his powers and his immortality, aided by "benders" and "inquisitors", along with the powerful magic of Allomancy.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Final Empire as an audiobook?

The Final Empire runs about 19.8 hours, our estimate from its 669 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.2 hours.

Is The Final Empire free as an audiobook?

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

Is The Final Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.2 hours, saving 6.6 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Final Empire first published?

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson was first published in 2001.