The Realms Thereunder: Audiobook
Book 1 of the An Ancient Earth series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Realms Thereunder runs 14.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gary Dikeos (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 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 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on An Ancient Earth
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 34.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Realms Thereunder | 14.3 hrs |
| 2 | A Hero's Throne | 11.7 hrs |
| 3 | The Fearful Gates | 8.9 hrs |
More narrated by Gary Dikeos
Gary Dikeos narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 160 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,119 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 Realms Thereunder is book 1 of Ross Lawhead's An Ancient Earth series: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Gary Dikeos, released September 6, 2011, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gary Dikeos
- Released
- September 6, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- An Ancient Earth #1
- ISBN
- 9781608149063
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Realms Thereunder as an audiobook?
The Realms Thereunder runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is The Realms Thereunder free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Realms Thereunder?
The Realms Thereunder is narrated by Gary Dikeos.
Is The Realms Thereunder worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.