Assail: Audiobook
Book 6 of the Malazan Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Assail audiobook runs 22.8 hours unabridged, narrated by John Banks (about 15.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 46 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 22.8 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Malazan Empire
This is book 6. Books 1 to 5 run 120.9 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 143.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night of Knives | 10 hrs |
| 2 | Return Of The Crimson Guard: a compelling, evocative and action-packed epic fantasy that will keep you gripped | 32.2 hrs |
| 3 | Stonewielder: The renowned fantasy epic expands in this unmissable and captivating instalment | 26.7 hrs |
| 4 | Orb Sceptre Throne | 25.5 hrs |
| 5 | Blood and Bone | 26.5 hrs |
| 6 | Assail | 22.8 hrs |
More narrated by John Banks
John Banks narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,170 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
310 Fantasy 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
Assail is book 6 of Ian C. Esslemont's Malazan Empire series: a 22.8-hour unabridged recording, read by John Banks, released January 21, 2017, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Banks
- Released
- January 21, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Malazan Empire #6
- ISBN
- 9781511377041
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Assail audiobook?
Assail runs 22.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.2 hours.
Is the Assail audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Assail?
Assail is narrated by John Banks.
Is Assail worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.2 hours, saving 7.6 hours.