Heart of Steel: Audiobook
Book 2 of the A Novel of the Iron Seas series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Heart of Steel audiobook runs 10.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Faye Adele (about 6.8 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 63% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A Novel of the Iron Seas
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.4 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 23.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Iron Duke | 13.4 hrs |
| 2 | Heart of Steel | 10.3 hrs |
More narrated by Faye Adele
Faye Adele narrates 36 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 347 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,148 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
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Dynasty of Evil
- 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
Heart of Steel is book 2 of Meljean Brook's A Novel of the Iron Seas series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Faye Adele, released November 1, 2011, on the Science Fiction and Romance shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Faye Adele
- Released
- November 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Romance
- Series
- A Novel of the Iron Seas #2
- ISBN
- 9781101523179
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Heart of Steel audiobook?
Heart of Steel runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is the Heart of Steel audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Heart of Steel?
Heart of Steel is narrated by Faye Adele.
Is Heart of Steel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.