The Mechanical Masquerade: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Seasons of Soldark series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mechanical Masquerade runs 2.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Deborah Balm (about 1.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.3 hours, it is shorter than 96% of the 5,716 Cozy Mystery audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Seasons of Soldark
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 3.5 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 21.4 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spectacle of the Spring Queen | 3.5 hrs |
| 2 | The Mechanical Masquerade | 2.3 hrs |
| 3 | All Hallows Airship | 2.6 hrs |
| 4 | The Clockwork Ice Dragon | 2 hrs |
| 5 | Seasons of Soldark Books 1-5 Complete Series | 10.9 hrs |
More narrated by Deborah Balm
Deborah Balm narrates 92 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 799 hours in all.
About as long, on the Cozy Mystery shelf
68 Cozy Mystery audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Mechanical Masquerade is book 2 of Liz Delton's Seasons of Soldark series: a 2.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Deborah Balm, released January 2, 2026, on the Cozy Mystery shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Deborah Balm
- Released
- January 2, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Cozy Mystery
- Series
- Seasons of Soldark #2
- ISBN
- 9798295381768
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Mechanical Masquerade as an audiobook?
The Mechanical Masquerade runs 2.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.5 hours.
Is The Mechanical Masquerade free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Mechanical Masquerade?
The Mechanical Masquerade is narrated by Deborah Balm.