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The Samurai: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warrior Caste by Rod Johnson

The Samurai: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warrior Caste: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Samurai: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warrior Caste runs 6.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Geoff Sugiyama (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.6listening hrs
Military (History)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.6 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day4 days
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What our data says

  • At 6.6 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Samurai: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warrior Caste is an audiobook by Rod Johnson: a 6.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Geoff Sugiyama, released November 1, 2025, on the Military (History) and Asia shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.6 hrs
Narrated by
Geoff Sugiyama
Released
November 1, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (History), Asia
ISBN
9781398856554

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Samurai: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warrior Caste as an audiobook?

The Samurai: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warrior Caste runs 6.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.

Is The Samurai: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warrior Caste free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Samurai: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warrior Caste?

The Samurai: The History of Japan’s Legendary Warrior Caste is narrated by Geoff Sugiyama.