The Helmsman: Director's Cut Edition (The Helmsman Saga, Book One): Audiobook
Book 1 of the Helmsman series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Helmsman: Director's Cut Edition (The Helmsman Saga, Book One) runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by To be Confirmed (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Helmsman Saga
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 24.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Helmsman: Director's Cut Edition (The Helmsman Saga, Book One) | 10.5 hrs |
| 2 | Galactic Convoy: The Helmsman Saga, Book Two | 13.5 hrs |
More narrated by To be Confirmed
To be Confirmed narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 176 hours in all.
About as long, on the Science Fiction shelf
2,131 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
- The Troop
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legends: Deceived
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 Helmsman: Director's Cut Edition (The Helmsman Saga, Book One) is book 1 of Bill Baldwin's Helmsman series: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by To be Confirmed, released October 1, 2026, on the Science Fiction and Space Opera shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- To be Confirmed
- Released
- October 1, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Science Fiction, Space Opera
- Series
- The Helmsman Saga #1
- ISBN
- 9798890931917
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Helmsman: Director's Cut Edition (The Helmsman Saga, Book One) as an audiobook?
The Helmsman: Director's Cut Edition (The Helmsman Saga, Book One) runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is The Helmsman: Director's Cut Edition (The Helmsman Saga, Book One) free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Helmsman: Director's Cut Edition (The Helmsman Saga, Book One)?
The Helmsman: Director's Cut Edition (The Helmsman Saga, Book One) is narrated by To be Confirmed.
Is The Helmsman: Director's Cut Edition (The Helmsman Saga, Book One) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.