The Bell and the Blade: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bell and the Blade runs 21.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Heather Long (about 14.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 21.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 44 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 21.7 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
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Heather Long narrates 70 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 741 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
311 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Clan of the Cave Bear
- The Other Boleyn Girl
- Matterhorn
- The Signature of All Things
- The Long Ships
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 Bell and the Blade is an audiobook by Paullina Simons: a 21.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Heather Long, released August 3, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 21.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Heather Long
- Released
- August 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Drama
- ISBN
- 9798318562549
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bell and the Blade as an audiobook?
The Bell and the Blade runs 21.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.5 hours.
Is The Bell and the Blade free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bell and the Blade?
The Bell and the Blade is narrated by Heather Long.
Is The Bell and the Blade worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.5 hours, saving 7.2 hours.