Illuminary: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Sceptre & the Stylus series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Illuminary audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Ellen Quay (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Sceptre & the Stylus
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 20.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illuminary | 10.5 hrs |
| 2 | Perplexity | 9.8 hrs |
More narrated by Ellen Quay
Ellen Quay narrates 66 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 567 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,289 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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
Illuminary is book 1 of Chawna Schroeder's Sceptre & the Stylus series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Ellen Quay, released April 8, 2025, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ellen Quay
- Released
- April 8, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- The Sceptre & the Stylus #1
- ISBN
- 9798895640371
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Illuminary audiobook?
Illuminary runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the Illuminary audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Illuminary?
Illuminary is narrated by Ellen Quay.
Is Illuminary worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.