The Merchant of Death: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Playing the Fool series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Merchant of Death runs 5.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nick J. Russo (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Playing the Fool
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 5.2 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 16 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Two Gentlemen of Altona | 5.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Merchant of Death | 5.5 hrs |
| 3 | Tempest | 5.4 hrs |
More narrated by Nick J. Russo
Nick J. Russo narrates 196 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,470 hours in all.
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- House of Sky and Breath (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Crescent City 2
- House of Flame and Shadow (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Crescent City 3
- House of Sky and Breath (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Crescent City 2
- The Sunlit Man: A Cosmere Novel [Dramatized Adaptation]: Secret Projects 4
About as long, on the Modern shelf
1,743 Modern 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 Merchant of Death is book 2 of J.A. Rock's Playing the Fool series: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Nick J. Russo, released March 19, 2016, on the Modern and LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nick J. Russo
- Released
- March 19, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Modern, LGBTQ+ (Romance)
- Series
- Playing the Fool #2
- ISBN
- 9798882497018
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Merchant of Death as an audiobook?
The Merchant of Death runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.
Is The Merchant of Death free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Merchant of Death?
The Merchant of Death is narrated by Nick J. Russo.