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The Anvil by S.M. Stirling, David Drake

The Anvil: Audiobook

Book 3 of the General Raj Whitehall series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Anvil runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Franklin Pierson (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.9listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Anvil at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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

What our data says

  • At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on General Raj Whitehall

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 23.1 hours before it; books 1 to 10 run 125.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Forge12.9 hrs
2The Hammer10.2 hrs
3The Anvil10.9 hrs
4The Steel10.5 hrs
5The Sword11.1 hrs
6The Chosen17.5 hrs
7The Reformer10 hrs
8The Tyrant15.8 hrs
9The Heretic12 hrs
10The Savior14.7 hrs

About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf

2,149 Science Fiction 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

The Anvil is book 3 of S.M. Stirling's General Raj Whitehall series: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Franklin Pierson, released November 5, 2019, on the Science Fiction and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.9 hrs
Narrated by
Franklin Pierson
Released
November 5, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
General Raj Whitehall #3
ISBN
9781980049739

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Anvil as an audiobook?

The Anvil runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is The Anvil free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Anvil?

The Anvil is narrated by Franklin Pierson.

Is The Anvil worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.