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Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker

Upon a Burning Throne: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Burnt Empire series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Upon a Burning Throne audiobook runs 24.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Vikas Adam (about 16.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

24.7listening hrs
Epic Fantasystore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 24.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Upon a Burning Throne at common listening paces
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30 min / day50 days
1 hour / day25 days
2 hours / day13 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×17 days

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What our data says

  • At 24.7 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Burnt Empire

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 45.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Upon a Burning Throne24.7 hrs
2A Dark Queen Rises20.6 hrs

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

Upon a Burning Throne is book 1 of Ashok K. Banker's Burnt Empire series: a 24.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Vikas Adam, released April 16, 2019, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
24.7 hrs
Narrated by
Vikas Adam
Released
April 16, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Epic Fantasy
Series
Burnt Empire #1
ISBN
9781980027072

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Upon a Burning Throne audiobook?

Upon a Burning Throne runs 24.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.4 hours.

Is the Upon a Burning Throne audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Upon a Burning Throne?

Upon a Burning Throne is narrated by Vikas Adam.

Is Upon a Burning Throne worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.4 hours, saving 8.2 hours.