Sword of Kings: Audiobook
Book 12 of the Last Kingdom (formerly Saxon Tales) series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sword of Kings audiobook runs 13.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Matt Bates and Bernard Cornwell (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 3,401 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Matt Bates
Matt Bates narrates 18 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 207 hours in all.
- Warriors of the Storm
- The Empty Throne
- The Pagan Lord
- War Lord
- Jimmy and the Crawler
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
321 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Sword of Kings is book 12 of Bernard Cornwell's Last Kingdom (formerly Saxon Tales) series: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Matt Bates and Bernard Cornwell, released November 26, 2019, on the Historical (Romance) and Westerns & War shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Matt Bates, Bernard Cornwell
- Released
- November 26, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Westerns & War
- Series
- Last Kingdom (formerly Saxon Tales) #12
- ISBN
- 9780062956521
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Sword of Kings audiobook?
Sword of Kings runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is the Sword of Kings audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Sword of Kings?
Sword of Kings is narrated by Matt Bates and Bernard Cornwell.
Is Sword of Kings worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.