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Audiobook length / The Wheel of Time

Winter’s Heart audiobook length

The unabridged Winter’s Heart audiobook by Robert Jordan is 24 hours 12 minutes long, read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. It is book 9 of 14 in The Wheel of Time.

Length at 1x

24h 12m

24:12:43, unabridged

At 1.5x

16h 08m

saves 8h 04m

At 2x

12h 06m

half the time

SpeedListening timeTime savedDays at 1 hour a day
1x24h 12m-25
1.25x19h 22m4h 50m20
1.5x16h 08m8h 04m17
1.75x13h 50m10h 22m14
2x12h 06m12h 06m13
2.5x9h 41m14h 31m10
3x8h 04m16h 08m9

When will I finish?

At 1.5x and 45 minutes a day you finish in 22 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 Winter’s Heart

Days needed to finish the 24 hours 12 minutes recording, by how long you listen each day.

Each day1x1.25x1.5x2x
15 minutes97 days78 days65 days49 days
30 minutes49 days39 days33 days25 days
1 hour25 days20 days17 days13 days
1.5 hours17 days13 days11 days9 days
2 hours13 days10 days9 days7 days

How long does it take to read Winter’s Heart?

Reading the book yourself takes about 15 hours at an average adult reading speed of 250 words a minute. Winter’s Heart is roughly 225,000 words, estimated from the audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, and print editions run about 668 pages (the middle value across 31 editions listed on Open Library).

Reading speedTime to readAt 1 hour a day
Relaxed (200 words a minute)18h 45m19 days
Average adult (250 words a minute)15h 00m16 days
Fast (300 words a minute)12h 30m13 days
Very fast (400 words a minute)9h 22m10 days

Your speed: words a minute = 15h 00m. 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 24h 12m into 19h 22m to 16h 08m. 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 Winter’s Heart audiobook?

The unabridged Winter’s Heart audiobook read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading is 24 hours 12 minutes long (24:12:43).

How long is Winter’s Heart at 1.5x speed?

16 hours 8 minutes at 1.5x, 19 hours 22 minutes at 1.25x and 12 hours 6 minutes at 2x.

Who narrates the Winter’s Heart audiobook?

Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, for Macmillan Audio.

How long does it take to read Winter’s Heart?

About 15 hours at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, for roughly 225,000 words (print editions run about 668 pages). A fast reader at 300 words a minute needs about 12 hours 30 minutes.

How many days does it take to listen to Winter’s Heart?

At an hour a day it takes 25 days at normal speed, or 17 days at 1.5x. At 30 minutes a day it takes 49 days, or 33 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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