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Tempest by Victoria Aveyard

Tempest: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Lyrian Sea series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tempest audiobook runs 17.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Shane East and Fiona Hardingham (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.9listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Tempest at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 17.9 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Shane East

Shane East narrates 286 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,956 hours in all.

All Shane East audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf

444 Romantasy (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

Tempest is book 1 of Victoria Aveyard's Lyrian Sea series: a 17.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Shane East and Fiona Hardingham, released September 8, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Epic Fantasy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.9 hrs
Narrated by
Shane East, Fiona Hardingham
Released
September 8, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Epic Fantasy, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
The Lyrian Sea #1
ISBN
9780063451384

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tempest audiobook?

Tempest runs 17.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.

Is the Tempest audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Tempest?

Tempest is narrated by Shane East and Fiona Hardingham.

Is Tempest worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 6 hours.