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Blood & Iron by Harry Turtledove

Blood & Iron: Audiobook

Book 1 of the American Empire (Turtledove) series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Blood & Iron audiobook runs 24.6 hours unabridged, narrated by George Guidall (about 16.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

24.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 24.6 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day13 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×17 days

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What our data says

  • At 24.6 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 4,338 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

78 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Blood & Iron is book 1 of Harry Turtledove's American Empire (Turtledove) series: a 24.6-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released March 14, 2008, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
24.6 hrs
Narrated by
George Guidall
Released
March 14, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
American Empire (Turtledove) #1
ISBN
9781436116503

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Blood & Iron audiobook?

Blood & Iron runs 24.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.4 hours.

Is the Blood & Iron audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Blood & Iron?

Blood & Iron is narrated by George Guidall.

Is Blood & Iron worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.4 hours, saving 8.2 hours.