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Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster

Kiss of Steel: Audiobook

Book 1 of the London Steampunk series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Kiss of Steel audiobook runs 11.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Alison Larkin (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.6listening hrs
Historical (Romance)store shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Kiss of Steel at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on London Steampunk

This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 61.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Kiss of Steel11.6 hrs
2Heart of Iron11.6 hrs
3My Lady Quicksilver12.3 hrs
4Forged by Desire12.6 hrs
5Of Silk and Steam13.1 hrs

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

Kiss of Steel is book 1 of Bec McMaster's London Steampunk series: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Alison Larkin, released May 13, 2013, on the Historical (Romance) and Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.6 hrs
Narrated by
Alison Larkin
Released
May 13, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance), Fiction
Series
London Steampunk #1
ISBN
9781452682471

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Kiss of Steel audiobook?

Kiss of Steel runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is the Kiss of Steel audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Kiss of Steel?

Kiss of Steel is narrated by Alison Larkin.

Is Kiss of Steel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.