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The Apothecaries by Stephen Llewelyn

The Apothecaries: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Northumbrian Chronicles series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Apothecaries runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nick Mao (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Apothecaries 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

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What our data says

  • At 11 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,517 Historical (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 Apothecaries is book 1 of Stephen Llewelyn's Northumbrian Chronicles series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Nick Mao, released April 28, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11 hrs
Narrated by
Nick Mao
Released
April 28, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Northumbrian Chronicles #1
ISBN
9781915676276

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Apothecaries as an audiobook?

The Apothecaries runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is The Apothecaries free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Apothecaries?

The Apothecaries is narrated by Nick Mao.

Is The Apothecaries worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.