The Palace at the End of the Sea: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Theo Sterling series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Palace at the End of the Sea runs 16.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Thom Rivera (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.6 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Theo Sterling
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 31 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Palace at the End of the Sea | 16.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Room of Lost Steps | 14.4 hrs |
More narrated by Thom Rivera
Thom Rivera narrates 80 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 739 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
696 Literary Fiction 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 Palace at the End of the Sea is book 1 of Simon Tolkien's Theo Sterling series: a 16.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Thom Rivera, released June 1, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Thom Rivera
- Released
- June 1, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Theo Sterling #1
- ISBN
- 9781511349864
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Palace at the End of the Sea as an audiobook?
The Palace at the End of the Sea runs 16.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.
Is The Palace at the End of the Sea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Palace at the End of the Sea?
The Palace at the End of the Sea is narrated by Thom Rivera.
Is The Palace at the End of the Sea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.5 hours.