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A Trial of Fate by J.E. Larson

A Trial of Fate: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Valdor series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Trial of Fate runs 14.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alys Wilde (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.7listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Trial of Fate at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day30 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.7 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf

854 Romantasy (Romance) 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 Trial of Fate is book 1 of J.E. Larson's Valdor series: a 14.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Alys Wilde, released July 20, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.7 hrs
Narrated by
Alys Wilde
Released
July 20, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Epic Fantasy, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Valdor Series #1
ISBN
9798318553769

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Trial of Fate as an audiobook?

A Trial of Fate runs 14.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.

Is A Trial of Fate free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Trial of Fate?

A Trial of Fate is narrated by Alys Wilde.

Is A Trial of Fate worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.