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Audiobook length / The Wheel of Time

The Path of Daggers audiobook length

The unabridged The Path of Daggers audiobook by Robert Jordan is 23 hours 25 minutes long, read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. It is book 8 of 14 in The Wheel of Time.

Length at 1x

23h 25m

23:25:47, unabridged

At 1.5x

15h 37m

saves 7h 48m

At 2x

11h 42m

half the time

SpeedListening timeTime savedDays at 1 hour a day
1x23h 25m-24
1.25x18h 44m4h 41m19
1.5x15h 37m7h 48m16
1.75x13h 23m10h 02m14
2x11h 42m11h 42m12
2.5x9h 22m14h 03m10
3x7h 48m15h 37m8

When will I finish?

At 1.5x and 45 minutes a day you finish in 21 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 Path of Daggers

Days needed to finish the 23 hours 25 minutes recording, by how long you listen each day.

Each day1x1.25x1.5x2x
15 minutes94 days75 days63 days47 days
30 minutes47 days38 days32 days24 days
1 hour24 days19 days16 days12 days
1.5 hours16 days13 days11 days8 days
2 hours12 days10 days8 days6 days

How long does it take to read The Path of Daggers?

Reading the book yourself takes about 14 hours 31 minutes at an average adult reading speed of 250 words a minute. The Path of Daggers is roughly 218,000 words, estimated from the audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, and print editions run about 608 pages (the middle value across 32 editions listed on Open Library).

Reading speedTime to readAt 1 hour a day
Relaxed (200 words a minute)18h 09m19 days
Average adult (250 words a minute)14h 31m15 days
Fast (300 words a minute)12h 06m13 days
Very fast (400 words a minute)9h 04m10 days

Your speed: words a minute = 14h 31m. 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 23h 25m into 18h 44m to 15h 37m. 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 Path of Daggers audiobook?

The unabridged The Path of Daggers audiobook read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading is 23 hours 25 minutes long (23:25:47).

How long is The Path of Daggers at 1.5x speed?

15 hours 37 minutes at 1.5x, 18 hours 44 minutes at 1.25x and 11 hours 42 minutes at 2x.

Who narrates The Path of Daggers audiobook?

Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, for Macmillan Audio.

How long does it take to read The Path of Daggers?

About 14 hours 31 minutes at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, for roughly 218,000 words (print editions run about 608 pages). A fast reader at 300 words a minute needs about 12 hours 6 minutes.

How many days does it take to listen to The Path of Daggers?

At an hour a day it takes 24 days at normal speed, or 16 days at 1.5x. At 30 minutes a day it takes 47 days, or 32 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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