Orb Sceptre Throne: Audiobook
Book 4 of the Malazan Empire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Orb Sceptre Throne audiobook runs 25.5 hours unabridged, narrated by John Banks (about 17 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 25.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 51 days |
| 1 hour / day | 26 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 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 25.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Malazan Empire
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 68.9 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 143.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night of Knives | 10 hrs |
| 2 | Return Of The Crimson Guard: a compelling, evocative and action-packed epic fantasy that will keep you gripped | 32.2 hrs |
| 3 | Stonewielder: The renowned fantasy epic expands in this unmissable and captivating instalment | 26.7 hrs |
| 4 | Orb Sceptre Throne | 25.5 hrs |
| 5 | Blood and Bone | 26.5 hrs |
| 6 | Assail | 22.8 hrs |
More narrated by John Banks
John Banks narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,170 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
236 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
Orb Sceptre Throne is book 4 of Ian C. Esslemont's Malazan Empire series: a 25.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Banks, released November 1, 2016, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 25.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Banks
- Released
- November 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Malazan Empire #4
- ISBN
- 9781511377133
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Orb Sceptre Throne audiobook?
Orb Sceptre Throne runs 25.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17 hours.
Is the Orb Sceptre Throne audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Orb Sceptre Throne?
Orb Sceptre Throne is narrated by John Banks.
Is Orb Sceptre Throne worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17 hours, saving 8.5 hours.