The Blade Artist: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blade Artist runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tam Dean Burn Burn (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tam Dean Burn Burn
Tam Dean Burn Burn narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 166 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,351 Literary 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 Blade Artist is an audiobook by Irvine Welsh: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Tam Dean Burn Burn, released April 7, 2016, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tam Dean Burn Burn
- Released
- April 7, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781473524668
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Blade Artist as an audiobook?
The Blade Artist runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The Blade Artist free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Blade Artist?
The Blade Artist is narrated by Tam Dean Burn Burn.