The Blade of Secrets: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Bladesmith series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blade of Secrets runs 8.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Emily Ellet (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 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 8.9 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Bladesmith
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 20.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blade of Secrets | 8.9 hrs |
| 2 | Master of Iron | 11.5 hrs |
More narrated by Emily Ellet
Emily Ellet narrates 233 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,695 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,046 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2026 recording read by Lizzie Schenk runs 1.3 hours shorter (7.6 hours).
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 of Secrets is book 1 of Tricia Levenseller's Bladesmith series: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Emily Ellet, released May 4, 2021, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal and Romance (Teen & YA) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Emily Ellet
- Released
- May 4, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Romance (Teen & YA), Tough Topics
- Series
- Bladesmith #1
- ISBN
- 9781250779830
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Blade of Secrets as an audiobook?
The Blade of Secrets runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is The Blade of Secrets free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Blade of Secrets?
The Blade of Secrets is narrated by Emily Ellet.