The Pillars of the World: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Tir Alainn series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pillars of the World runs 14.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Erik Synnestvedt (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.7 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Tir Alainn Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 46.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pillars of the World | 14.7 hrs |
| 2 | Shadows and Light | 14.3 hrs |
| 3 | The House of Gaian | 17.8 hrs |
More narrated by Erik Synnestvedt
Erik Synnestvedt narrates 140 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 999 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,022 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 Pillars of the World is book 1 of Anne Bishop's Tir Alainn series: a 14.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Erik Synnestvedt, released October 1, 2001, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Erik Synnestvedt
- Released
- October 1, 2001
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Tir Alainn Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781101195970
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Pillars of the World as an audiobook?
The Pillars of the World runs 14.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.
Is The Pillars of the World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Pillars of the World?
The Pillars of the World is narrated by Erik Synnestvedt.
Is The Pillars of the World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.