The Curse of Fire: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Steel Citadel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Curse of Fire runs 13.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rachael Beresford (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.9 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Steel Citadel
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 13.3 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 27.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Land of Frost | 13.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Curse of Fire | 13.9 hrs |
More narrated by Rachael Beresford
Rachael Beresford narrates 193 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,923 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
1,157 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 Curse of Fire is book 2 of Whitney Welsh Gibbs's Steel Citadel series: a 13.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Rachael Beresford, released July 13, 2026, on the Fantasy and Romantasy (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rachael Beresford
- Released
- July 13, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- The Steel Citadel #2
- ISBN
- 9798318544903
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Curse of Fire as an audiobook?
The Curse of Fire runs 13.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.
Is The Curse of Fire free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Curse of Fire?
The Curse of Fire is narrated by Rachael Beresford.
Is The Curse of Fire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.6 hours.