Sword and Pen: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Great Library series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sword and Pen audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Julian Elfer (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 60% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Great Library
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 41.1 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 51.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ink and Bone | 10.5 hrs |
| 2 | Paper and Fire | 11.1 hrs |
| 3 | Ash and Quill | 9.7 hrs |
| 4 | Smoke and Iron | 9.8 hrs |
| 5 | Sword and Pen | 10.5 hrs |
More narrated by Julian Elfer
Julian Elfer narrates 159 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,491 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,299 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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
Sword and Pen is book 5 of Rachel Caine's Great Library series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released September 3, 2019, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julian Elfer
- Released
- September 3, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal
- Series
- Great Library #5
- ISBN
- 9781980001072
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Sword and Pen audiobook?
Sword and Pen runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the Sword and Pen audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Sword and Pen?
Sword and Pen is narrated by Julian Elfer.
Is Sword and Pen worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.