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The Snow Empress by Laura Joh Rowland

The Snow Empress: Audiobook

Book 12 of the Sano Ichiro Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Snow Empress runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Yaegashi (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Snow Empress at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf

12,185 Mystery, Thriller & Horror 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 Snow Empress is book 12 of Laura Joh Rowland's Sano Ichiro Mysteries series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by James Yaegashi, released December 5, 2008, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
James Yaegashi
Released
December 5, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Sano Ichiro Mysteries #12
ISBN
9781436185646

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Snow Empress as an audiobook?

The Snow Empress runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is The Snow Empress free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Snow Empress?

The Snow Empress is narrated by James Yaegashi.

Is The Snow Empress worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.