The Book of Swords: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Swords runs 22.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith and Katharine McEwan and others (about 14.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 45 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22.2 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith
Nicholas Guy Smith narrates 100 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,207 hours in all.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
57 Short Stories 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 Book of Swords is an audiobook by George R. R. Martin: a 22.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicholas Guy Smith, Katharine McEwan and Elliot Hill and others, released October 19, 2017, on the Short Stories and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicholas Guy Smith, Katharine McEwan, Elliot Hill, Steve West, Ralph Lister, Julia Whelan
- Released
- October 19, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories, Epic Fantasy
- ISBN
- 9780008274849
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of Swords as an audiobook?
The Book of Swords runs 22.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.8 hours.
Is The Book of Swords free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book of Swords?
The Book of Swords is narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith, Katharine McEwan, Elliot Hill and Steve West and others.
Is The Book of Swords worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.8 hours, saving 7.4 hours.