The Heart of the Nhaga: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Bird That Drinks Tears series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Heart of the Nhaga runs 12.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tim Lounibos (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 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 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tim Lounibos
Tim Lounibos narrates 68 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 601 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
864 Epic Fantasy 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 Heart of the Nhaga is book 1 of Lee Young-do's Bird That Drinks Tears series: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Lounibos, released July 2, 2026, on the Epic Fantasy and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tim Lounibos
- Released
- July 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Bird That Drinks Tears #1
- ISBN
- 9780008651138
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Heart of the Nhaga as an audiobook?
The Heart of the Nhaga runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The Heart of the Nhaga free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Heart of the Nhaga?
The Heart of the Nhaga is narrated by Tim Lounibos.
Is The Heart of the Nhaga worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.