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By Force of Arms by James L. Nelson

By Force of Arms: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Isaac Biddlecomb series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the By Force of Arms audiobook runs 10.3 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lee (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish By Force of Arms at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Isaac Biddlecomb Series

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 23.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1By Force of Arms10.3 hrs
2The Maddest Idea12.9 hrs

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,544 Historical (Fiction) 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

By Force of Arms is book 1 of James L. Nelson's Isaac Biddlecomb series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released April 27, 2022, on the Historical (Fiction) and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
John Lee
Released
April 27, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Action & Adventure (Fiction), Drama
Series
The Isaac Biddlecomb Series #1
ISBN
9798200913824

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the By Force of Arms audiobook?

By Force of Arms runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is the By Force of Arms audiobook free?

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

Who narrates By Force of Arms?

By Force of Arms is narrated by John Lee.

Is By Force of Arms worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.