Black Powder War: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Temeraire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Powder War audiobook runs 10.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Vance (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Temeraire Series
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 22 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 43.8 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temeraire | 10.1 hrs |
| 2 | Throne of Jade | 11.9 hrs |
| 3 | Black Powder War | 10.7 hrs |
| 4 | Empire of Ivory | 11.1 hrs |
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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- Dune Messiah: Book Two in the Dune Chronicles
- Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-in Edition): 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
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About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf
872 Westerns & War 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
Black Powder War is book 3 of Naomi Novik's Temeraire series: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released February 7, 2019, on the Westerns & War and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- February 7, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Temeraire Series #3
- ISBN
- 9780008338893
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Black Powder War audiobook?
Black Powder War runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is the Black Powder War audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Black Powder War?
Black Powder War is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is Black Powder War worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours.