The Historian: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Historian runs an estimated 19.5 hours as an audiobook (about 13 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 19.5 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 39 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
You'll finish in–by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.
What our data says
- At 19.5 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 98% of the horror audiobooks we measured.
- That's 141% longer than the average horror audiobook (8.1 hrs across 217 titles in our dataset).
Computed from horror audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for horror listeners who want vampires and a historical setting: a long-haul epic at 19.5 hours (estimated).
About the book
The record-breaking phenomenon from Elizabeth Kostova is a celebrated masterpiece that "refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner" ( San Francisco Chronicle ) . Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family’s past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe—in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has enthralled readers around the world. “Part thriller, part history, part romance...Kostova has a keen sense of storytelling and she has a marvelous tale to tell.” — Baltimore Sun
How to listen to The Historian free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Historian as an audiobook?
The Historian runs about 19.5 hours, our estimate from its 661 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13 hours.
Is The Historian free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Historian worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13 hours, saving 6.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Historian first published?
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova was first published in 2005.
