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The First Kingdom by Max Adams

The First Kingdom: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Kingdom runs 16 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kris Dyer (about 10.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16listening hrs
Ancient Civilizationsstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16 hours of listening.

Days to finish The First Kingdom at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf

58 Ancient Civilizations 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 First Kingdom is an audiobook by Max Adams: a 16-hour unabridged recording, read by Kris Dyer, released February 4, 2021, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16 hrs
Narrated by
Kris Dyer
Released
February 4, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Ancient Civilizations
ISBN
9781838937294

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The First Kingdom as an audiobook?

The First Kingdom runs 16 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.7 hours.

Is The First Kingdom free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The First Kingdom?

The First Kingdom is narrated by Kris Dyer.

Is The First Kingdom worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.7 hours, saving 5.3 hours.