The Black Gryphon: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Mage Wars series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Gryphon runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gary Furlong (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.1 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Mage Wars
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 28.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Black Gryphon | 12.1 hrs |
| 2 | The White Gryphon | 7.1 hrs |
| 3 | The Silver Gryphon | 9.7 hrs |
More narrated by Gary Furlong
Gary Furlong narrates 302 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,816 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
866 Epic Fantasy 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 Black Gryphon is book 1 of Larry Dixon's Mage Wars series: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Gary Furlong, released October 16, 2018, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gary Furlong
- Released
- October 16, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Mage Wars #1
- ISBN
- 9781977332400
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Gryphon as an audiobook?
The Black Gryphon runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is The Black Gryphon free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Gryphon?
The Black Gryphon is narrated by Gary Furlong.
Is The Black Gryphon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.