From Breath and Ruin: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Elements of Five series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the From Breath and Ruin audiobook runs 10.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Bailey Carr (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 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 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Elements of Five
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 39.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | From Breath and Ruin | 10.3 hrs |
| 2 | From Flame and Ash | 11.2 hrs |
| 3 | From Spirit and Binding | 10.5 hrs |
| 4 | From Shadow and Silence | 7.9 hrs |
More narrated by Bailey Carr
Bailey Carr narrates 159 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,332 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
1,365 Romantasy (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
From Breath and Ruin is book 1 of Carrie Ann Ryan's Elements of Five series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Bailey Carr, released March 12, 2021, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bailey Carr
- Released
- March 12, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Elements of Five #1
- ISBN
- 9781636954721
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the From Breath and Ruin audiobook?
From Breath and Ruin runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is the From Breath and Ruin audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates From Breath and Ruin?
From Breath and Ruin is narrated by Bailey Carr.
Is From Breath and Ruin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours.