The Thief's Tale: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Ottoman Cycle series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Thief's Tale runs 10.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rupert Bush (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 53% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Rupert Bush
Rupert Bush narrates 52 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 483 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,598 Historical (Fiction) 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 Thief's Tale is book 1 of S.J.A. Turney's Ottoman Cycle series: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Rupert Bush, released July 22, 2026, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rupert Bush
- Released
- July 22, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- The Ottoman Cycle #1
- ISBN
- 9781004251438
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Thief's Tale as an audiobook?
The Thief's Tale runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Thief's Tale free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Thief's Tale?
The Thief's Tale is narrated by Rupert Bush.
Is The Thief's Tale worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours.