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Forged by Fire by Kevin Ikenberry

Forged by Fire: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Buzzer War series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Forged by Fire audiobook runs 11.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Graham Rowat (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Forged by Fire at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Buzzer War

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.5 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 25 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Steel on Target13.5 hrs
2Forged by Fire11.5 hrs

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

2,030 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

Forged by Fire is book 2 of Kevin Ikenberry's Buzzer War series: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Graham Rowat, released November 2, 2026, on the Science Fiction and Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.5 hrs
Narrated by
Graham Rowat
Released
November 2, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Fiction
Series
The Buzzer War #2
ISBN
9798318527357

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Forged by Fire audiobook?

Forged by Fire runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is the Forged by Fire audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Forged by Fire?

Forged by Fire is narrated by Graham Rowat.

Is Forged by Fire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.