Emperor's Sword: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Imperial Assassin series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Emperor's Sword audiobook runs 13 hours unabridged, narrated by David Thorpe (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Imperial Assassin
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 70.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emperor's Sword | 13 hrs |
| 2 | Emperor's Knife | 13.4 hrs |
| 3 | Emperor's Axe | 11.8 hrs |
| 4 | Emperor's Spear | 10.3 hrs |
| 5 | Emperor's Lion | 10.7 hrs |
| 6 | Emperor's Fate | 10.9 hrs |
More narrated by David Thorpe
David Thorpe narrates 356 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,606 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
1,537 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Whistler
- The Terminal List
- Rules of Prey
- Savage Son
- The Thursday Murder Club: (The Thursday Murder Club 1)
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
Emperor's Sword is book 1 of Alex Gough's Imperial Assassin series: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by David Thorpe, released June 25, 2021, on the Suspense and Espionage shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Thorpe
- Released
- June 25, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense, Espionage
- Series
- Imperial Assassin #1
- ISBN
- 9788726869408
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Emperor's Sword audiobook?
Emperor's Sword runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is the Emperor's Sword audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Emperor's Sword?
Emperor's Sword is narrated by David Thorpe.
Is Emperor's Sword worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.