Path of a Novice: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Silvan series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Path of a Novice audiobook runs 9.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Daniel Thomas May (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.4 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Silvan
This is book 1. Books 1 to 6 run 112.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Path of a Novice | 9.4 hrs |
| 2 | Road of a Warrior | 12.1 hrs |
| 3 | Dawn of a Legend | 15.2 hrs |
| 4 | Return of a Warlord | 17.9 hrs |
| 5 | Rise of the Silvan | 27.8 hrs |
| 6 | Destiny of a Prince | 29.9 hrs |
More narrated by Daniel Thomas May
Daniel Thomas May narrates 187 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,139 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
574 Epic 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
Path of a Novice is book 1 of R.K. Lander's Silvan series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Daniel Thomas May, released February 12, 2019, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Daniel Thomas May
- Released
- February 12, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Silvan #1
- ISBN
- 9781977342256
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Path of a Novice audiobook?
Path of a Novice runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is the Path of a Novice audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Path of a Novice?
Path of a Novice is narrated by Daniel Thomas May.