Guardian of Defiance: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Nyx Fortuna series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Guardian of Defiance audiobook runs 15.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Desiree Ketchum (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.7 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Nyx Fortuna
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 38.7 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 67.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strange Fates | 8.4 hrs |
| 2 | Dark Descent | 6.8 hrs |
| 3 | Guardian of Madness | 11 hrs |
| 4 | Guardian of Torment | 12.5 hrs |
| 5 | Guardian of Defiance | 15.7 hrs |
| 6 | Guardian of Wrath | 13 hrs |
More narrated by Desiree Ketchum
Desiree Ketchum narrates 90 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 848 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
885 Fantasy 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
Guardian of Defiance is book 5 of Michelle Manus's Nyx Fortuna series: a 15.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Desiree Ketchum, released February 25, 2025, on the Fantasy and Paranormal shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Desiree Ketchum
- Released
- February 25, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Paranormal
- Series
- Nyx Fortuna #5
- ISBN
- 9798855577082
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Guardian of Defiance audiobook?
Guardian of Defiance runs 15.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.
Is the Guardian of Defiance audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Guardian of Defiance?
Guardian of Defiance is narrated by Desiree Ketchum.
Is Guardian of Defiance worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.2 hours.