Heirs of the Blade: Audiobook
Book 7 of the Shadows of the Apt series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Heirs of the Blade audiobook runs 24.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Allen (about 16.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 24.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 50 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 days |
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What our data says
- At 24.8 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Shadows of the Apt
This is book 7. Books 1 to 6 run 135.7 hours before it; books 1 to 10 run 236.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire in Black and Gold: Begin the epic, page-turning fantasy of war and empire | 23.1 hrs |
| 2 | Dragonfly Falling: Book Two in the Epic Fantasy Series from British Fantasy Award Winner Adrian Tchaikovsky | 25.7 hrs |
| 3 | Blood of the Mantis | 16 hrs |
| 4 | Salute the Dark | 17 hrs |
| 5 | The Scarab Path | 26.6 hrs |
| 6 | The Sea Watch | 27.2 hrs |
| 7 | Heirs of the Blade | 24.8 hrs |
| 8 | The Air War | 25.1 hrs |
| 9 | War Master's Gate | 27.6 hrs |
| 10 | Seal of the Worm | 23.2 hrs |
More narrated by Ben Allen
Ben Allen narrates 77 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,224 hours in all.
- Written in Dead Wax
- Empire in Black and Gold: Begin the epic, page-turning fantasy of war and empire
- The Manor House
- Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year
- Dragonfly Falling: Book Two in the Epic Fantasy Series from British Fantasy Award Winner Adrian Tchaikovsky
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
266 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
Heirs of the Blade is book 7 of Adrian Tchaikovsky's Shadows of the Apt series: a 24.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Allen, released July 22, 2021, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 24.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ben Allen
- Released
- July 22, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Shadows of the Apt #7
- ISBN
- 9781529050394
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Heirs of the Blade audiobook?
Heirs of the Blade runs 24.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.5 hours.
Is the Heirs of the Blade audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Heirs of the Blade?
Heirs of the Blade is narrated by Ben Allen.
Is Heirs of the Blade worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.5 hours, saving 8.3 hours.