The Assassin's Way: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Assassin's Way series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Assassin's Way runs 14.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nathaniel Priestley and Zara Hampton-Brown (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.8 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nathaniel Priestley
Nathaniel Priestley narrates 115 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,035 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
828 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
- The Night Circus
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- A Court This Cruel and Lovely
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 Assassin's Way is book 1 of J.M. Kearl's Assassin's Way series: a 14.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Nathaniel Priestley and Zara Hampton-Brown, released June 18, 2026, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nathaniel Priestley, Zara Hampton-Brown
- Released
- June 18, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Assassin's Way #1
- ISBN
- 9798349145155
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Assassin's Way as an audiobook?
The Assassin's Way runs 14.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.
Is The Assassin's Way free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Assassin's Way?
The Assassin's Way is narrated by Nathaniel Priestley and Zara Hampton-Brown.
Is The Assassin's Way worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 4.9 hours.