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A Distant Magic by Mary Jo Putney

A Distant Magic: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Guardian (Putney) series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Distant Magic runs 13.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rosalyn Landor (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.2listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Distant Magic at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Guardian (Putney)

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 25.6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 38.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1A Kiss of Fate13 hrs
2Stolen Magic12.6 hrs
3A Distant Magic13.2 hrs

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 Distant Magic is book 3 of Mary Jo Putney's Guardian (Putney) series: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Rosalyn Landor, released February 16, 2021, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.2 hrs
Narrated by
Rosalyn Landor
Released
February 16, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Guardian (Putney) #3
ISBN
9781705011195

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Distant Magic as an audiobook?

A Distant Magic runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.

Is A Distant Magic free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Distant Magic?

A Distant Magic is narrated by Rosalyn Landor.

Is A Distant Magic worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.