A Kiss of Hammer and Flame: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Fated for Hael series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Kiss of Hammer and Flame runs 14.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alexandra Boulton (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 14.8 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Fated for Hael
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 31.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Kiss of Hammer and Flame | 14.8 hrs |
| 2 | A Crown of Blood and Magick | 17 hrs |
More narrated by Alexandra Boulton
Alexandra Boulton narrates 31 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 376 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
832 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Kiss of Hammer and Flame is book 1 of Amy de la Force's Fated for Hael series: a 14.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Alexandra Boulton, released December 2, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alexandra Boulton
- Released
- December 2, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Fated for Hael #1
- ISBN
- 9798217268894
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Kiss of Hammer and Flame as an audiobook?
A Kiss of Hammer and Flame runs 14.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.
Is A Kiss of Hammer and Flame free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Kiss of Hammer and Flame?
A Kiss of Hammer and Flame is narrated by Alexandra Boulton.
Is A Kiss of Hammer and Flame worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 4.9 hours.