Sword of the Saxons: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Alfred the Great series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sword of the Saxons audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Edward Mitchell (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Alfred the Great
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12.6 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 37.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Heathen Horde | 12.6 hrs |
| 2 | Sword of the Saxons | 12.7 hrs |
| 3 | King of Wessex | 12.5 hrs |
More narrated by Edward Mitchell
Edward Mitchell narrates 31 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 286 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,642 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- Circe
- Water for Elephants
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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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 of the Saxons is book 2 of Steven A. McKay's Alfred the Great series: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Edward Mitchell, released May 18, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Edward Mitchell
- Released
- May 18, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- Alfred the Great #2
- ISBN
- 9798331991005
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Sword of the Saxons audiobook?
Sword of the Saxons runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is the Sword of the Saxons audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Sword of the Saxons?
Sword of the Saxons is narrated by Edward Mitchell.
Is Sword of the Saxons worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.