Long Historical Fiction Audiobook Series, Ranked by Total Hours
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, 387 Historical (Fiction) series in our catalog have every numbered book from book 1 on, at least three books and 30 or more hours in all. Ranked by total listening time.
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The list
| # | Series | Author | Books | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outlander | Diana Gabaldon | 9 | 413.7 hrs |
| 2 | Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Mysteries | Anne Perry | 32 | 403 hrs |
| 3 | The Lanny Budd Novels | Upton Sinclair | 10 | 273.8 hrs |
| 4 | Amelia Peabody Mysteries | Elizabeth Peters | 19 | 267.9 hrs |
| 5 | Aubrey/Maturin | Patrick O'brian | 21 | 265.7 hrs |
| 6 | Marius' Mules | S.J.A. Turney | 15 | 251.8 hrs |
| 7 | The Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries | Lindsey Davis | 20 | 232 hrs |
| 8 | Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries | C.S. Harris | 21 | 222.2 hrs |
| 9 | Poldark | Winston Graham | 12 | 193.7 hrs |
| 10 | Earth's Children® Series | Jean M. Auel | 6 | 179.3 hrs |
| 11 | Norsemen Saga | James L. Nelson | 12 | 173.9 hrs |
| 12 | The After Cilmeri Series | Sarah Woodbury | 19 | 164.1 hrs |
| 13 | The Kingsbridge Novels | Ken Follett | 5 | 162.8 hrs |
| 14 | Lady Darby Mystery | Anna Lee Huber | 14 | 159.6 hrs |
| 15 | Highland Guard | Monica McCarty | 12 | 157 hrs |
| 16 | Master of War | David Gilman | 9 | 148 hrs |
| 17 | Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries | Ashley Gardner | 18 | 147.9 hrs |
| 18 | Lymond Chronicles | Dorothy Dunnett | 6 | 147.1 hrs |
| 19 | A Lane Winslow Mystery | Iona Whishaw | 13 | 145.1 hrs |
| 20 | Wilderness | Sara Donati | 6 | 142 hrs |
| 21 | Maiden Lane | Elizabeth Hoyt | 15 | 141.2 hrs |
| 22 | The Gareth & Gwen Medieval Mysteries | Sarah Woodbury | 17 | 139.8 hrs |
| 23 | The Roma Sub Rosa Series | Steven Saylor | 12 | 135.9 hrs |
| 24 | Narratives of Empire | Gore Vidal | 6 | 130.4 hrs |
| 25 | The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon | Mel Starr | 17 | 123.5 hrs |
Ranked by total listening time of the numbered books. Computed from unabridged English-language audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026); children's titles are not ranked. Methodology.
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