Defy: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Blades of Acktar series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Defy audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Jesse Dornan (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Blades of Acktar
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 16.1 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 26.7 hours in all.
About as long, on the Religious Fiction shelf
1,979 Religious 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
Defy is book 3 of Tricia Mingerink's Blades of Acktar series: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jesse Dornan, released October 4, 2016, on the Religious Fiction and Teen & YA shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jesse Dornan
- Released
- October 4, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Religious Fiction, Teen & YA
- Series
- The Blades of Acktar #3
- ISBN
- 9781664929845
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Defy audiobook?
Defy runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is the Defy audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Defy?
Defy is narrated by Jesse Dornan.
Is Defy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.