A Discourse in Steel: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Tale of Egil and Nix series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Discourse in Steel runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nick Podehl (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.2 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nick Podehl
Nick Podehl narrates 268 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,376 hours in all.
- The Name of the Wind
- The Wise Man's Fear
- Black Hills
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About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
725 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Discourse in Steel is book 2 of Paul S. Kemp's Tale of Egil and Nix series: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Nick Podehl, released June 25, 2013, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nick Podehl
- Released
- June 25, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Tale of Egil and Nix #2
- ISBN
- 9781469271958
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Discourse in Steel as an audiobook?
A Discourse in Steel runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is A Discourse in Steel free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Discourse in Steel?
A Discourse in Steel is narrated by Nick Podehl.
Is A Discourse in Steel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.