The Historian: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Historian runs an estimated 19.5 hours (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 –
What our data says
- At 19.5 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 98% of the horror audiobooks we measured.
- That's 138% longer than the average horror audiobook (8.2 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
Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of--a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an inconceivable evil hidden in the depths of history.The letters provide links to one of the darkest powers that humanity has ever known-and to a centuries-long quest to find the source of that darkness and wipe it out. It is a quest for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the legend of Dracula. Generations of historians have risked their reputations, their sanity, and even their lives to learn the truth about Vlad the Impaler and Dracula.
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Start the free trialQuestions 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.
Can I listen to The Historian free?
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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.
