Rise of a Legend: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Guardian of Scotland series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rise of a Legend audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Dave Gillies (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Guardian of Scotland
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 29.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rise of a Legend | 10.5 hrs |
| 2 | In the Kingdom's Name | 9.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Time Traveler's Christmas | 9.2 hrs |
More narrated by Dave Gillies
Dave Gillies narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 555 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
2,519 Historical (Romance) 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
Rise of a Legend is book 1 of Amy Jarecki's Guardian of Scotland series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Dave Gillies, released April 7, 2016, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dave Gillies
- Released
- April 7, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance)
- Series
- Guardian of Scotland #1
- ISBN
- 9798347802777
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rise of a Legend audiobook?
Rise of a Legend runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the Rise of a Legend audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rise of a Legend?
Rise of a Legend is narrated by Dave Gillies.
Is Rise of a Legend worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.