Blades of the Old Empire: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Majat Code series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Blades of the Old Empire audiobook runs 15.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Genevieve Swallow (about 10.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.5 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Majat Code
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 29 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blades of the Old Empire | 15.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Guild of Assassins | 13.5 hrs |
More narrated by Genevieve Swallow
Genevieve Swallow narrates 41 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 495 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
733 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
- The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1
- A Court This Cruel and Lovely
- The Choice: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 3
- Two Twisted Crowns
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
Blades of the Old Empire is book 1 of Anna Kashina's Majat Code series: a 15.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Genevieve Swallow, released March 12, 2019, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Genevieve Swallow
- Released
- March 12, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance)
- Series
- Majat Code #1
- ISBN
- 9781666575620
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Blades of the Old Empire audiobook?
Blades of the Old Empire runs 15.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.3 hours.
Is the Blades of the Old Empire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Blades of the Old Empire?
Blades of the Old Empire is narrated by Genevieve Swallow.
Is Blades of the Old Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.3 hours, saving 5.2 hours.