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Assassin by Andy Peloquin

Assassin: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Darkblade series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Assassin audiobook runs 26.6 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lee (about 17.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

26.6listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 26.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Assassin at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day54 days
1 hour / day27 days
2 hours / day14 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×18 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 26.6 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Darkblade

This is book 1. Books 1 to 10 run 289.8 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Assassin26.6 hrs
2Protector22.4 hrs
3Slayer34.6 hrs
4Savior23.6 hrs
5Deceiver34.5 hrs
6Awakener44.6 hrs
7Defender20.1 hrs
8Reckoner26.4 hrs
9Voyager27 hrs
10Ravager30 hrs

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

Assassin is book 1 of Andy Peloquin's Darkblade series: a 26.6-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released August 27, 2024, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
26.6 hrs
Narrated by
John Lee
Released
August 27, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Series
Darkblade #1
ISBN
9798855574685

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Assassin audiobook?

Assassin runs 26.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.7 hours.

Is the Assassin audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Assassin?

Assassin is narrated by John Lee.

Is Assassin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.7 hours, saving 8.9 hours.