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Blade of Empire by James Mallory, Mercedes Lackey

Blade of Empire: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Blade of Empire audiobook runs 18.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Kate Rudd and Christopher Lane (about 12.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.3listening hrs
Epic Fantasystore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Blade of Empire at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.3 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf

617 Epic 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

Blade of Empire is an audiobook by James Mallory and Mercedes Lackey: a 18.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Rudd and Christopher Lane, released October 24, 2017, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.3 hrs
Narrated by
Kate Rudd, Christopher Lane
Released
October 24, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Epic Fantasy
ISBN
9781491503058

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Blade of Empire audiobook?

Blade of Empire runs 18.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.2 hours.

Is the Blade of Empire audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Blade of Empire?

Blade of Empire is narrated by Kate Rudd and Christopher Lane.

Is Blade of Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.2 hours, saving 6.1 hours.