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Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb

Renegade's Magic: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Soldier Son series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Renegade's Magic audiobook runs 29.1 hours unabridged, narrated by John Keating (about 19.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

29.1listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 29.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Renegade's Magic at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day59 days
1 hour / day30 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×20 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 29.1 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Soldier Son

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 56 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 85 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Shaman's Crossing24.9 hrs
2Forest Mage31.1 hrs
3Renegade's Magic29.1 hrs

About as long, on the Fantasy shelf

126 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2013 recording read by Jonathan Barlow runs 4.7 hours shorter (24.3 hours).

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

Renegade's Magic is book 3 of Robin Hobb's Soldier Son series: a 29.1-hour unabridged recording, read by John Keating, released October 23, 2009, on the Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
29.1 hrs
Narrated by
John Keating
Released
October 23, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy
Series
Soldier Son #3
ISBN
9781440760754

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Renegade's Magic audiobook?

Renegade's Magic runs 29.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.4 hours.

Is the Renegade's Magic audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Renegade's Magic?

Renegade's Magic is narrated by John Keating.

Is Renegade's Magic worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.4 hours, saving 9.7 hours.