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Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer

Iron & Embers: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Ashes of Thezmarr series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Iron & Embers audiobook runs 17.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Emilia Bauer and Matt Haynes (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.2listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Iron & Embers at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.2 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 2,854 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Ashes of Thezmarr

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 44.3 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Iron & Embers17.2 hrs
2Thorns & Fire13.6 hrs
3Silver & Smoke13.6 hrs

More narrated by Emilia Bauer

Emilia Bauer narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 73 hours in all.

About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf

200 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Iron & Embers is book 1 of Helen Scheuerer's Ashes of Thezmarr series: a 17.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Emilia Bauer and Matt Haynes, released January 28, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.2 hrs
Narrated by
Emilia Bauer, Matt Haynes
Released
January 28, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Epic Fantasy, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
The Ashes of Thezmarr #1
ISBN
9781666686197

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Iron & Embers audiobook?

Iron & Embers runs 17.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.

Is the Iron & Embers audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Iron & Embers?

Iron & Embers is narrated by Emilia Bauer and Matt Haynes.

Is Iron & Embers worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.