Destiny's Shield: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Belisarius series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Destiny's Shield audiobook runs 16.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Bradbury (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.6 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Belisarius
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 29.9 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 94.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Oblique Approach | 15.1 hrs |
| 2 | In the Heart of Darkness | 14.8 hrs |
| 3 | Destiny's Shield | 16.6 hrs |
| 4 | Fortune's Stroke | 14.7 hrs |
| 5 | The Tide of Victory | 16.7 hrs |
| 6 | The Dance of Time | 16.5 hrs |
More narrated by Peter Bradbury
Peter Bradbury narrates 126 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,475 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
828 Science 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
Destiny's Shield is book 3 of Eric Flint's Belisarius series: a 16.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Bradbury, released January 28, 2020, on the Science Fiction and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Bradbury
- Released
- January 28, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Belisarius #3
- ISBN
- 9781980049807
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Destiny's Shield audiobook?
Destiny's Shield runs 16.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.
Is the Destiny's Shield audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Destiny's Shield?
Destiny's Shield is narrated by Peter Bradbury.
Is Destiny's Shield worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.