The Book That Wouldn't Burn: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Library series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book That Wouldn't Burn runs 22.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jessica Whittaker (about 15 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.5 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 22.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Library Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 52.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book That Wouldn't Burn | 22.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Book That Broke the World | 15.5 hrs |
| 3 | The Book That Held Her Heart | 14.5 hrs |
More narrated by Jessica Whittaker
Jessica Whittaker narrates 48 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 409 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
188 Romantasy (Romance) 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 That Wouldn't Burn is book 1 of Mark Lawrence's Library series: a 22.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jessica Whittaker, released May 9, 2023, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jessica Whittaker
- Released
- May 9, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Epic Fantasy, Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Library Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9780593675717
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book That Wouldn't Burn as an audiobook?
The Book That Wouldn't Burn runs 22.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15 hours.
Is The Book That Wouldn't Burn free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book That Wouldn't Burn?
The Book That Wouldn't Burn is narrated by Jessica Whittaker.
Is The Book That Wouldn't Burn worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15 hours, saving 7.5 hours.