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The Grapple by Harry Turtledove

The Grapple: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Settling Accounts series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Grapple runs 26 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Costanzo (about 17.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

26listening hrs
Westerns & Warstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 26 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Grapple at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day52 days
1 hour / day26 days
2 hours / day13 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×18 days

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

What our data says

  • At 26 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Settling Accounts

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 51 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 102.9 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Return Engagement25.6 hrs
2Drive to the East25.5 hrs
3The Grapple26 hrs
4In at the Death25.9 hrs

About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf

43 Westerns & War 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 Grapple is book 3 of Harry Turtledove's Settling Accounts series: a 26-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Costanzo, released August 16, 2016, on the Westerns & War and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
26 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Costanzo
Released
August 16, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Westerns & War, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Series
Settling Accounts #3
ISBN
9781515976981

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Grapple as an audiobook?

The Grapple runs 26 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.3 hours.

Is The Grapple free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Grapple?

The Grapple is narrated by Paul Costanzo.

Is The Grapple worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.3 hours, saving 8.7 hours.