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The Science of Middle-Earth: A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World by Jean-Sébastien Steyer, Loïc Mangin

The Science of Middle-Earth: A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Science of Middle-Earth: A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World runs 13.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ralph Lister (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.6listening hrs
Literaturestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.6 hours of listening.

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30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 41,638 Literature 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 Science of Middle-Earth: A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World is an audiobook by Jean-Sébastien Steyer, Loïc Mangin and Roland Lehoucq: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ralph Lister, released April 6, 2021, on the Literature shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.6 hrs
Narrated by
Ralph Lister
Released
April 6, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literature
ISBN
9781662183119

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Science of Middle-Earth: A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World as an audiobook?

The Science of Middle-Earth: A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is The Science of Middle-Earth: A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Science of Middle-Earth: A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World?

The Science of Middle-Earth: A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World is narrated by Ralph Lister.

Is The Science of Middle-Earth: A New Understanding of Tolkien and His World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.5 hours.