The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael D. C. Drout (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literature shelf
4,536 Literature 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 Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation is an audiobook by Michael D. C. Drout: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael D. C. Drout, released March 2, 2026, on the Literature and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael D. C. Drout
- Released
- March 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literature, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9798899737312
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation as an audiobook?
The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation?
The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation is narrated by Michael D. C. Drout.
Is The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.