The Guardian of the Dead: Audiobook
Book 4 of the An NPC’s Path series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Guardian of the Dead runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shawn Compton (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on An NPC’s Path
This is book 4. Books 1 to 3 run 30.4 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 52 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dead Rogue | 9.7 hrs |
| 2 | Kingdom of the Dead | 9.7 hrs |
| 3 | Deadman's Retinue | 11.1 hrs |
| 4 | The Guardian of the Dead | 10.3 hrs |
| 5 | The Nemesis of the Living | 11.3 hrs |
More narrated by Shawn Compton
Shawn Compton narrates 160 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,476 hours in all.
- The Bondage Breaker: Overcoming Negative Thoughts, Irrational Feelings, Habitual Sins
- He's Not Lazy: Empowering Your Son to Believe In Himself
- Lost!: A Harrowing True Story of Disaster at Sea
- The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
- Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,133 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dark Matter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Revan
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Rule of Two
- Star Wars Legends: Darth Bane Trilogy: Dynasty of Evil
- The Troop
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 Guardian of the Dead is book 4 of Pavel Kornev's An NPC’s Path series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Shawn Compton, released August 3, 2021, on the Science Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shawn Compton
- Released
- August 3, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction
- Series
- An NPC’s Path #4
- ISBN
- 9781666102420
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Guardian of the Dead as an audiobook?
The Guardian of the Dead runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is The Guardian of the Dead free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Guardian of the Dead?
The Guardian of the Dead is narrated by Shawn Compton.
Is The Guardian of the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours.