The Helm of Midnight: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Five Penalties series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Helm of Midnight runs 22.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nicholas Khan and Shala Nyx and others (about 14.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 45 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22.3 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Five Penalties
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 43.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Helm of Midnight | 22.3 hrs |
| 2 | The Cage of Dark Hours | 20.8 hrs |
More narrated by Nicholas Khan
Nicholas Khan narrates 9 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 99 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
398 Epic 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 Helm of Midnight is book 1 of Marina Lostetter's Five Penalties series: a 22.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicholas Khan, Shala Nyx and Vera Chok, released April 13, 2021, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nicholas Khan, Shala Nyx, Vera Chok
- Released
- April 13, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Five Penalties #1
- ISBN
- 9781250790187
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Helm of Midnight as an audiobook?
The Helm of Midnight runs 22.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.8 hours.
Is The Helm of Midnight free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Helm of Midnight?
The Helm of Midnight is narrated by Nicholas Khan, Shala Nyx and Vera Chok.
Is The Helm of Midnight worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.8 hours, saving 7.4 hours.