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Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes

Seven Blades in Black: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Grave of Empires series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Seven Blades in Black audiobook runs 20.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Daisy-May Parsons (about 13.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.5listening hrs
Epic Fantasystore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Seven Blades in Black at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day41 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 20.5 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Seven Blades in Black is book 1 of Sam Sykes's Grave of Empires series: a 20.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Daisy-May Parsons, released April 9, 2019, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.5 hrs
Narrated by
Daisy-May Parsons
Released
April 9, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Epic Fantasy
Series
The Grave of Empires #1
ISBN
9781549195020

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Seven Blades in Black audiobook?

Seven Blades in Black runs 20.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.7 hours.

Is the Seven Blades in Black audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Seven Blades in Black?

Seven Blades in Black is narrated by Daisy-May Parsons.

Is Seven Blades in Black worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.7 hours, saving 6.8 hours.