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Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien

Unfinished Tales: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Unfinished Tales audiobook runs 21.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Samuel West and Timothy West (about 14.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

21.9listening hrs
Epic Fantasystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 21.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Unfinished Tales at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day44 days
1 hour / day22 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×15 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 21.9 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy 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

Unfinished Tales is an audiobook by J.R.R. Tolkien: a 21.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Samuel West and Timothy West, released May 6, 2021, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
21.9 hrs
Narrated by
Samuel West, Timothy West
Released
May 6, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Epic Fantasy
ISBN
9780008371111

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Unfinished Tales audiobook?

Unfinished Tales runs 21.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.6 hours.

Is the Unfinished Tales audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Unfinished Tales?

Unfinished Tales is narrated by Samuel West and Timothy West.

Is Unfinished Tales worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.6 hours, saving 7.3 hours.