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Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today by Nick Groom

Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today audiobook runs 13.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Mike Grady (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.8listening hrs
Literaturestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 13.8 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
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What our data says

  • At 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today is an audiobook by Nick Groom: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Mike Grady, released August 5, 2025, on the Literature shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.8 hrs
Narrated by
Mike Grady
Released
August 5, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literature
ISBN
9798318529658

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today audiobook?

Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.

Is the Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today audiobook free?

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Who narrates Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today?

Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today is narrated by Mike Grady.

Is Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.