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A Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1 by Kim McDougall

A Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Knack series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1 runs 13.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cody Sloan and Xander Marceaux and others (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1 is book 1 of Kim McDougall's Knack series: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Cody Sloan, Xander Marceaux and Allyson Voller, released September 30, 2025, on the Science Fiction and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.6 hrs
Narrated by
Cody Sloan, Xander Marceaux, Allyson Voller
Released
September 30, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy
Series
The Knack #1
ISBN
9798347016877

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1 as an audiobook?

A Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1 runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is A Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1 free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1?

A Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1 is narrated by Cody Sloan, Xander Marceaux and Allyson Voller.

Is A Knack for Metal and Bone: The Knack, Book 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.5 hours.