The Broken Sword: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Dragon Spirits series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Broken Sword runs 15.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by RJ Bayley (about 10.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.6 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Dragon Spirits
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 34 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 49.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Iron Crown | 18.1 hrs |
| 2 | The Shadow Gate | 15.9 hrs |
| 3 | The Broken Sword | 15.6 hrs |
More narrated by RJ Bayley
RJ Bayley narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 121 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
875 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 Broken Sword is book 3 of L.L. MacRae's Dragon Spirits series: a 15.6-hour unabridged recording, read by RJ Bayley, released April 27, 2026, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- RJ Bayley
- Released
- April 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Dragon Spirits #3
- ISBN
- 9781916676213
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Broken Sword as an audiobook?
The Broken Sword runs 15.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.
Is The Broken Sword free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Broken Sword?
The Broken Sword is narrated by RJ Bayley.
Is The Broken Sword worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours, saving 5.2 hours.