A Lesson in Thorns: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Thornchapel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Lesson in Thorns runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sara Ormenyi (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 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 |
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 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Thornchapel
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 52.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Lesson in Thorns | 10.3 hrs |
| 2 | Feast of Sparks | 12.6 hrs |
| 3 | Harvest of Sighs | 15.5 hrs |
| 4 | Door of Bruises | 14.2 hrs |
About as long, on the Modern shelf
3,154 Modern 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 Lesson in Thorns is book 1 of Sierra Simone's Thornchapel series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Sara Ormenyi, released June 17, 2019, on the Modern shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sara Ormenyi
- Released
- June 17, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Modern
- Series
- Thornchapel #1
- ISBN
- 9781949364651
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Lesson in Thorns as an audiobook?
A Lesson in Thorns runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is A Lesson in Thorns free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Lesson in Thorns?
A Lesson in Thorns is narrated by Sara Ormenyi.
Is A Lesson in Thorns worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.