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Audiobook length / The Wheel of Time

The Fires of Heaven audiobook length

The unabridged The Fires of Heaven audiobook by Robert Jordan is 36 hours 26 minutes long, read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. It is book 5 of 14 in The Wheel of Time.

Length at 1x

36h 26m

36:26:53, unabridged

At 1.5x

24h 17m

saves 12h 08m

At 2x

18h 13m

half the time

SpeedListening timeTime savedDays at 1 hour a day
1x36h 26m-37
1.25x29h 09m7h 17m30
1.5x24h 17m12h 08m25
1.75x20h 49m15h 37m21
2x18h 13m18h 13m19
2.5x14h 34m21h 52m15
3x12h 08m24h 17m13

When will I finish?

At 1.5x and 45 minutes a day you finish in 33 days.

Length from the Apple Books listing for this edition, checked 3 October 2026. Other stores sell the same recording at the same length.

How many days to listen to The Fires of Heaven

Days needed to finish the 36 hours 26 minutes recording, by how long you listen each day.

Each day1x1.25x1.5x2x
15 minutes146 days117 days98 days73 days
30 minutes73 days59 days49 days37 days
1 hour37 days30 days25 days19 days
1.5 hours25 days20 days17 days13 days
2 hours19 days15 days13 days10 days

How long does it take to read The Fires of Heaven?

Reading the book yourself takes about 22 hours 35 minutes at an average adult reading speed of 250 words a minute. The Fires of Heaven is roughly 339,000 words, estimated from the audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, and print editions run about 894 pages (the middle value across 36 editions listed on Open Library).

Reading speedTime to readAt 1 hour a day
Relaxed (200 words a minute)28h 14m29 days
Average adult (250 words a minute)22h 35m23 days
Fast (300 words a minute)18h 49m19 days
Very fast (400 words a minute)14h 07m15 days

Your speed: words a minute = 22h 35m. Reading is 38% faster than listening at 1x, and about the same as listening at 1.6x.

For any other book, page count or text, use the reading time calculator.

The Wheel of Time audiobook lengths

#BookLengthAt 1.5x
1The Eye of the World29h 58m19h 58m
2The Great Hunt26h 34m17h 42m
3The Dragon Reborn24h 48m16h 32m
4The Shadow Rising41h 13m27h 29m
5The Fires of Heaven36h 26m24h 17m
6Lord of Chaos41h 32m27h 41m
7A Crown of Swords30h 24m20h 16m
8The Path of Daggers23h 25m15h 37m
9Winter’s Heart24h 12m16h 08m
10Crossroads of Twilight26h 04m17h 23m
11Knife of Dreams32h 19m21h 32m
12The Gathering Storm32h 59m21h 59m
13Towers of Midnight38h 21m25h 34m
14A Memory of Light41h 47m27h 51m

The whole series takes 450 hours 9 minutes. See The Wheel of Time audiobook length page for totals at every speed.

Listening faster

Most listeners are comfortable between 1.25x and 1.5x, which turns 36h 26m into 29h 09m to 24h 17m. If Michael Kramer and Kate Reading’s pace feels slow, raise the speed by 0.1x every few days. For any other book, type its length into the audiobook speed calculator.

Questions

How long is The Fires of Heaven audiobook?

The unabridged The Fires of Heaven audiobook read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading is 36 hours 26 minutes long (36:26:53).

How long is The Fires of Heaven at 1.5x speed?

24 hours 17 minutes at 1.5x, 29 hours 9 minutes at 1.25x and 18 hours 13 minutes at 2x.

Who narrates The Fires of Heaven audiobook?

Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, for Macmillan Audio.

How long does it take to read The Fires of Heaven?

About 22 hours 35 minutes at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, for roughly 339,000 words (print editions run about 894 pages). A fast reader at 300 words a minute needs about 18 hours 49 minutes.

How many days does it take to listen to The Fires of Heaven?

At an hour a day it takes 37 days at normal speed, or 25 days at 1.5x. At 30 minutes a day it takes 73 days, or 49 days at 1.5x.

How long is the whole Wheel of Time series on audiobook?

All 14 books add up to 450 hours 9 minutes. See the full list on The Wheel of Time audiobook length page.

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