Forged by Desire: Audiobook
Book 4 of the London Steampunk series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Forged by Desire audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Alison Larkin (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 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 |
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What our data says
- At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on London Steampunk
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 35.5 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 61.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiss of Steel | 11.6 hrs |
| 2 | Heart of Iron | 11.6 hrs |
| 3 | My Lady Quicksilver | 12.3 hrs |
| 4 | Forged by Desire | 12.6 hrs |
| 5 | Of Silk and Steam | 13.1 hrs |
More narrated by Alison Larkin
Alison Larkin narrates 151 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,593 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
1,453 Historical (Romance) 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
Forged by Desire is book 4 of Bec McMaster's London Steampunk series: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Alison Larkin, released January 21, 2016, on the Historical (Romance) and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alison Larkin
- Released
- January 21, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Fiction
- Series
- London Steampunk #4
- ISBN
- 9781515970682
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Forged by Desire audiobook?
Forged by Desire runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the Forged by Desire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Forged by Desire?
Forged by Desire is narrated by Alison Larkin.
Is Forged by Desire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.