King of Swords: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Starfolk series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the King of Swords audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Nick Podehl (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Starfolk
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 19.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | King of Swords | 11.3 hrs |
| 2 | Queen of Stars | 8.5 hrs |
More narrated by Nick Podehl
Nick Podehl narrates 268 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,376 hours in all.
- The Name of the Wind
- The Wise Man's Fear
- Black Hills
- This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It
- The Beginning of the End
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,892 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
King of Swords is book 1 of Dave Duncan's Starfolk series: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Nick Podehl, released October 29, 2013, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nick Podehl
- Released
- October 29, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Starfolk #1
- ISBN
- 9781480567474
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the King of Swords audiobook?
King of Swords runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is the King of Swords audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates King of Swords?
King of Swords is narrated by Nick Podehl.
Is King of Swords worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.