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Audiobook length / The Wheel of Time

The Great Hunt audiobook length

The unabridged The Great Hunt audiobook by Robert Jordan is 26 hours 34 minutes long, read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. It is book 2 of 14 in The Wheel of Time.

Length at 1x

26h 34m

26:34:16, unabridged

At 1.5x

17h 42m

saves 8h 51m

At 2x

13h 17m

half the time

SpeedListening timeTime savedDays at 1 hour a day
1x26h 34m-27
1.25x21h 15m5h 18m22
1.5x17h 42m8h 51m18
1.75x15h 11m11h 23m16
2x13h 17m13h 17m14
2.5x10h 37m15h 56m11
3x8h 51m17h 42m9

When will I finish?

At 1.5x and 45 minutes a day you finish in 24 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 Great Hunt

Days needed to finish the 26 hours 34 minutes recording, by how long you listen each day.

Each day1x1.25x1.5x2x
15 minutes107 days86 days71 days54 days
30 minutes54 days43 days36 days27 days
1 hour27 days22 days18 days14 days
1.5 hours18 days15 days12 days9 days
2 hours14 days11 days9 days7 days

How long does it take to read The Great Hunt?

Reading the book yourself takes about 16 hours 28 minutes at an average adult reading speed of 250 words a minute. The Great Hunt is roughly 247,000 words, estimated from the audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, and print editions run about 656 pages (the middle value across 48 editions listed on Open Library).

Reading speedTime to readAt 1 hour a day
Relaxed (200 words a minute)20h 35m21 days
Average adult (250 words a minute)16h 28m17 days
Fast (300 words a minute)13h 43m14 days
Very fast (400 words a minute)10h 17m11 days

Your speed: words a minute = 16h 28m. 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 26h 34m into 21h 15m to 17h 42m. 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 Great Hunt audiobook?

The unabridged The Great Hunt audiobook read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading is 26 hours 34 minutes long (26:34:16).

How long is The Great Hunt at 1.5x speed?

17 hours 42 minutes at 1.5x, 21 hours 15 minutes at 1.25x and 13 hours 17 minutes at 2x.

Who narrates The Great Hunt audiobook?

Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, for Macmillan Audio.

How long does it take to read The Great Hunt?

About 16 hours 28 minutes at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, for roughly 247,000 words (print editions run about 656 pages). A fast reader at 300 words a minute needs about 13 hours 43 minutes.

How many days does it take to listen to The Great Hunt?

At an hour a day it takes 27 days at normal speed, or 18 days at 1.5x. At 30 minutes a day it takes 54 days, or 36 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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