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Blackbird Rising by Keri Arthur

Blackbird Rising: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Witch King's Crown series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Blackbird Rising audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Katherine Littrell (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.8 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day5 days
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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Witch King's Crown

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 28.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Blackbird Rising9.8 hrs
2Blackbird Broken9.4 hrs
3Blackbird Crowned8.9 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

Blackbird Rising is book 1 of Keri Arthur's Witch King's Crown series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Katherine Littrell, released May 14, 2021, on the Fantasy and Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Katherine Littrell
Released
May 14, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Paranormal
Series
The Witch King's Crown #1
ISBN
9780648497363

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Blackbird Rising audiobook?

Blackbird Rising runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is the Blackbird Rising audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Blackbird Rising?

Blackbird Rising is narrated by Katherine Littrell.