The Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Athenian series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series runs 14.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Blagden (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Athenian
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 27 hours in all.
More narrated by George Blagden
George Blagden narrates 82 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 660 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
1,927 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Before We Were Yours
- The Women
- The Four Winds
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
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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 Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series is book 1 of Conn Iggulden's Athenian series: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by George Blagden, released August 6, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Blagden
- Released
- August 6, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Action & Adventure (Fiction), Westerns & War
- Series
- Athenian #1
- ISBN
- 9781405939171
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series as an audiobook?
The Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is The Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series?
The Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series is narrated by George Blagden.
Is The Gates of Athens: Book One in the Athenian series worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.