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Bound by Prophecy by Melissa Wright

Bound by Prophecy: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Descendants series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bound by Prophecy audiobook runs 5.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Kirby Heyborne (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8listening hrs
Paranormalstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Bound by Prophecy at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 74% of the 8,772 Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Descendants Series

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 16.9 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Bound by Prophecy5.8 hrs
2Shifting Fate5.6 hrs
3Reign of Shadows5.4 hrs

About as long, on the Paranormal shelf

928 Paranormal 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

Bound by Prophecy is book 1 of Melissa Wright's Descendants series: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kirby Heyborne, released August 1, 2013, on the Paranormal and Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.8 hrs
Narrated by
Kirby Heyborne
Released
August 1, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series
Descendants Series #1
ISBN
9781662245084

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Bound by Prophecy audiobook?

Bound by Prophecy runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is the Bound by Prophecy audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Bound by Prophecy?

Bound by Prophecy is narrated by Kirby Heyborne.