The Lord of the Rings: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Lord of the Rings runs an estimated 35.3 hours (about 23.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 35.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 71 days |
| 1 hour / day | 36 days |
| 2 hours / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 24 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 35.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 100% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 221% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want epic quests: a long-haul epic at 35.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
Originally published from 1954 through 1956, J.R.R. Tolkien's richly complex series ushered in a new age of epic adventure storytelling. A philologist and illustrator who took inspiration from his work, Tolkien invented the modern heroic quest novel from the ground up, creating not just a world, but a domain, not just a lexicon, but a language, that would spawn countless imitators and lead to the inception of the epic fantasy genre. Today, THE LORD OF THE RINGS is considered "the most influential fantasy novel ever written." (THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY) During his travels across Middle-earth, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins had found the Ring. But the simple band of gold was far from ordinary; it was in fact the One Ring - the greatest of the ancient Rings of Power.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Lord of the Rings as an audiobook?
The Lord of the Rings runs about 35.3 hours, our estimate from its 1193 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 23.5 hours.
Is The Lord of the Rings free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Lord of the Rings worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 23.5 hours, saving 11.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Lord of the Rings first published?
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien was first published in 1954.
