The Blade Mage: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Blade Mage series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blade Mage runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Pirhalla (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Blade Mage
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 16 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blade Mage | 9.8 hrs |
| 2 | Of Song and Shadow | 6.2 hrs |
More narrated by John Pirhalla
John Pirhalla narrates 206 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,999 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,902 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 Blade Mage is book 1 of Phillip Drayer Duncan's Blade Mage series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by John Pirhalla, released June 24, 2025, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Pirhalla
- Released
- June 24, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- The Blade Mage #1
- ISBN
- 9798228494978
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Blade Mage as an audiobook?
The Blade Mage runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Blade Mage free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Blade Mage?
The Blade Mage is narrated by John Pirhalla.