The Thief of Time: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Thief of Time runs 15.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Blagden (about 10.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.3 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Blagden
George Blagden narrates 82 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 660 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
1,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- All the Light We Cannot See
- Before We Were Yours
- The Women
- The Four Winds
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
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 Thief of Time is an audiobook by John Boyne: a 15.3-hour unabridged recording, read by George Blagden, released July 23, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Blagden
- Released
- July 23, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Fantasy, Unmissable Debut Authors
- ISBN
- 9781473583016
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Thief of Time as an audiobook?
The Thief of Time runs 15.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.2 hours.
Is The Thief of Time free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Thief of Time?
The Thief of Time is narrated by George Blagden.
Is The Thief of Time worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.2 hours, saving 5.1 hours.