Forge the Path: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Uplink Squadron series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Forge the Path audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Mark Boyett (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Uplink Squadron
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 41.4 hours before it; books 1 to 9 run 92.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uplink Squadron | 11.3 hrs |
| 2 | Second Flight | 10 hrs |
| 3 | Fangs Out | 9.7 hrs |
| 4 | Far and Away | 10.4 hrs |
| 5 | Forge the Path | 10.5 hrs |
| 6 | Heaven's Angels | 10.5 hrs |
| 7 | Scales of Envy | 10 hrs |
| 8 | Torn Asunder | 10.3 hrs |
| 9 | To Rule in Heaven | 9.8 hrs |
More narrated by Mark Boyett
Mark Boyett narrates 51 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 600 hours in all.
- The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 1, 1929–1964: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America
- Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism
- Kangaroo Squadron: American Courage in the Darkest Days of World War II
- Warship: Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 1
- The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 2-A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of The Science Fiction Writers of America
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,134 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- The Troop
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Deceived
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
Forge the Path is book 5 of J.N. Chaney's Uplink Squadron series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Boyett, released February 14, 2023, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Boyett
- Released
- February 14, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- Uplink Squadron #5
- ISBN
- 9798318333347
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Forge the Path audiobook?
Forge the Path runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the Forge the Path audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Forge the Path?
Forge the Path is narrated by Mark Boyett.
Is Forge the Path worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.