Chasing the Bard: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Chronicles of Art series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Chasing the Bard audiobook runs 11.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Philippa Ballantine (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.4 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Chronicles of Art
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 23.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chasing the Bard | 11.4 hrs |
| 2 | Digital Magic | 12.5 hrs |
More narrated by Philippa Ballantine
Philippa Ballantine narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 92 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
829 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
Chasing the Bard is book 1 of Philippa Ballantine's Chronicles of Art series: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Philippa Ballantine, released May 16, 2018, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Philippa Ballantine
- Released
- May 16, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Chronicles of Art #1
- ISBN
- 9798868671821
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Chasing the Bard audiobook?
Chasing the Bard runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is the Chasing the Bard audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Chasing the Bard?
Chasing the Bard is narrated by Philippa Ballantine.
Is Chasing the Bard worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.