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The Blacksmith's Son: Mageborn, Book 1 by Michael G. Manning

The Blacksmith's Son: Mageborn, Book 1: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Mageborn series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blacksmith's Son: Mageborn, Book 1 runs 7.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alex Wyndham (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.4listening hrs
Epic Fantasystore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.4 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
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What our data says

  • At 7.4 hours, it is shorter than 83% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Mageborn

This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 61.2 hours in all.

About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf

352 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 Blacksmith's Son: Mageborn, Book 1 is book 1 of Michael G. Manning's Mageborn series: a 7.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Wyndham, released August 9, 2022, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.4 hrs
Narrated by
Alex Wyndham
Released
August 9, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Epic Fantasy
Series
Mageborn #1
ISBN
9781039414211

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Blacksmith's Son: Mageborn, Book 1 as an audiobook?

The Blacksmith's Son: Mageborn, Book 1 runs 7.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.

Is The Blacksmith's Son: Mageborn, Book 1 free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Blacksmith's Son: Mageborn, Book 1?

The Blacksmith's Son: Mageborn, Book 1 is narrated by Alex Wyndham.