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The City of Zirdai by Maria V. Snyder

The City of Zirdai: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Archives of the Invisible Sword series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The City of Zirdai runs 13.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Wendy Bos (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.3listening hrs
Romantasy (Romance)store shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The City of Zirdai at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Archives of the Invisible Sword

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 14 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 41.1 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Eyes Of Tamburah14 hrs
2The City of Zirdai13.3 hrs
3The King of Koraha13.8 hrs

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 City of Zirdai is book 2 of Maria V. Snyder's Archives of the Invisible Sword series: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Wendy Bos, released June 2, 2021, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.3 hrs
Narrated by
Wendy Bos
Released
June 2, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Archives of the Invisible Sword #2
ISBN
9781460783559

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The City of Zirdai as an audiobook?

The City of Zirdai runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is The City of Zirdai free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The City of Zirdai?

The City of Zirdai is narrated by Wendy Bos.

Is The City of Zirdai worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.