The Counterfeit Bond: An electrifying Dystopian Fiction where a ruthless black-market smuggler and an iron-willed state magistrate must fake a pair-bond to infiltrate a corrupt elite registry.: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Mercy Index series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Counterfeit Bond: An electrifying Dystopian Fiction where a ruthless black-market smuggler and an iron-willed state magistrate must fake a pair-bond to infiltrate a corrupt elite registry. runs 8.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Newbill (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.9 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 3,417 Apocalyptic & Dystopian audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Mercy Index
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 9.3 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 28.3 hours in all.
More narrated by John Newbill
John Newbill narrates 31 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 262 hours in all.
- The Novice & The Guardian: An Epic Dark Fantasy of a Corrupt Church, Monstrous Sacrifices, and the Forbidden Bond That Could Break the Chains of a Nightmare.
- The Hunter & The Behemoth: A Gripping Dark Fantasy Epic of Broken Vows, Corrupt Clerics, and an Unlikely Alliance Between a Lethal Guild Assassin and the Beast He Was Sworn to Kill.
- The Architect & The Oracle: An Epic Dark Fantasy of Monstrous Architecture and Betrayal. Discover the chilling truth behind a sanctuary built on living, conscious souls—and the master builder sworn to tear it down.
- Sparks and Shattered Glass: A Gripping Gaslamp Fantasy: When a Magic Glassmaker Uncovers a Dead Woman's Secrets, Her Entire Village Threatens to Burn
- Spiced Cider and Rising Tides: A Gripping Dark Fantasy Mystery: Stranded Fugitives, Forged Documents, and a Locked-Room Escape During the Great Morrowfen Flood
About as long, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelf
560 Apocalyptic & Dystopian 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 Counterfeit Bond: An electrifying Dystopian Fiction where a ruthless black-market smuggler and an iron-willed state magistrate must fake a pair-bond to infiltrate a corrupt elite registry. is book 2 of John Newbill's Mercy Index series: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Newbill, released April 10, 2026, on the Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Newbill
- Released
- April 10, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- Series
- The Mercy Index #2
- ISBN
- 9780466269197
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Counterfeit Bond: An electrifying Dystopian Fiction where a ruthless black-market smuggler and an iron-willed state magistrate must fake a pair-bond to infiltrate a corrupt elite registry. as an audiobook?
The Counterfeit Bond: An electrifying Dystopian Fiction where a ruthless black-market smuggler and an iron-willed state magistrate must fake a pair-bond to infiltrate a corrupt elite registry. runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is The Counterfeit Bond: An electrifying Dystopian Fiction where a ruthless black-market smuggler and an iron-willed state magistrate must fake a pair-bond to infiltrate a corrupt elite registry. free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Counterfeit Bond: An electrifying Dystopian Fiction where a ruthless black-market smuggler and an iron-willed state magistrate must fake a pair-bond to infiltrate a corrupt elite registry.?
The Counterfeit Bond: An electrifying Dystopian Fiction where a ruthless black-market smuggler and an iron-willed state magistrate must fake a pair-bond to infiltrate a corrupt elite registry. is narrated by John Newbill.