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Paladin of Souls: Audiobook

The Paladin of Souls audiobook runs an estimated 12.9 hours (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.9est. listening hrs
4.1★21 ratings
Fantasygenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 12.9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Paladin of Souls at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 12.9 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 72% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 17% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a solid week of commutes at 12.9 hours (estimated).

About the book

Follow Lois McMaster Bujold, one of the most honored authors in the field of fantasy and science fiction, to a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons. Three years have passed since the widowed Dowager Royina Ista found release from the curse of madness that kept her imprisoned in her family’s castle at Valenda. Yet her newfound freedom is bittersweet, and so the road, and escape, beckons. As Ista and her little party of pilgrims wander at will, they are unexpectedly set upon. But a mysterious ally appears, a warrior nobleman who fights like a berserker. The temporary safety of her enigmatic champion’s castle cannot ease Ista’s mounting dread, however, when she finds his dark secrets are entangled with hers in a net of the gods’ own weaving. What the inscrutable gods commanded of her in the past brought her land to the brink of devastation.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Paladin of Souls audiobook?

Paladin of Souls runs about 12.9 hours, our estimate from its 436 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.

Is the Paladin of Souls audiobook free?

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

Is Paladin of Souls worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Paladin of Souls first published?

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold was first published in 2003.