The Burning Sky: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Elemental series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Burning Sky runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Philip Battley (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Elemental Trilogy
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 33.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Burning Sky | 11.6 hrs |
| 2 | The Perilous Sea | 10.7 hrs |
| 3 | The Immortal Heights | 10.8 hrs |
More narrated by Philip Battley
Philip Battley narrates 127 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,110 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
1,243 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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 Burning Sky is book 1 of Sherry Thomas's Elemental series: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Philip Battley, released September 24, 2013, on the Romance (Teen & YA) and Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Philip Battley
- Released
- September 24, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romance (Teen & YA), Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Action & Adventure (Teen & YA)
- Series
- Elemental Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9780062295385
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Burning Sky as an audiobook?
The Burning Sky runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Burning Sky free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Burning Sky?
The Burning Sky is narrated by Philip Battley.
Is The Burning Sky worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.