fantasy audiobook · A Song of Ice and Fire
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin narrated by Roy Dotrice is about 33 hours and 51 minutes long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 22 hr 34 min, and at 2× to about 16 hr 56 min.
Runtimes are approximate and vary slightly by edition and retailer. Check the length shown in Audible, Libby, Spotify or Apple Books for your copy.
| Playback speed | Total time |
|---|---|
| 0.8× | 42 hr 19 min |
| 1× | 33 hr 51 min |
| 1.25× | 27 hr 5 min |
| 1.5× | 22 hr 34 min |
| 1.75× | 19 hr 21 min |
| 2× | 16 hr 56 min |
| 2.5× | 13 hr 32 min |
| 3× | 11 hr 17 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 34 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 23 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 31 days.
The table below shows whole days needed for every combination of speed and daily listening time.
| Speed | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1.5 hr | 2 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 136 | 68 | 46 | 34 | 23 | 17 |
| 1.25× | 109 | 55 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 14 |
| 1.5× | 91 | 46 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 12 |
| 2× | 68 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
How long, really
At 33 hr 51 min, A Game of Thrones is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening. That's longer than about 92% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, A Game of Thrones comes to roughly 315,000 words. Narrators vary, so a faster or slower reader will shift that number and the total runtime.
Want to try other speeds or your own schedule? Use the audiobook speed calculator or the listening goal calculator to find the daily minutes you need.
Track it as you listen
Booktrace is an iPhone audiobook tracker that logs your sessions, chapters, narrator and playback speed in one place, so you can see real progress through A Game of Thrones and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The A Game of Thrones audiobook by George R.R. Martin runs about 33 hours and 51 minutes at normal (1x) speed, in the edition narrated by Roy Dotrice. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, A Game of Thrones takes about 22 hours and 34 minutes. At 2x it takes about 16 hours and 56 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, A Game of Thrones takes about 34 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 23 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 68 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, A Game of Thrones is longer than about 92% of them. At 33 hr 51 min it is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening.
