Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets audiobook runs 10.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Alix Dunmore (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.8 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 |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
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Alix Dunmore narrates 65 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 615 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
4,954 Non-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
Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets is an audiobook by Dorothy Armstrong: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Alix Dunmore, released June 17, 2025, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alix Dunmore
- Released
- June 17, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798331923303
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets audiobook?
Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is the Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets?
Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets is narrated by Alix Dunmore.
Is Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.