The Northman: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Bloody Hand series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Northman runs 3.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by AI Voice Audovia Bradford (about 2.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 3.2 hours, it is shorter than 95% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Bloody Hand Saga
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 11.3 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Northman | 3.2 hrs |
| 2 | The Outlaw | 4.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Exile | 3.8 hrs |
More narrated by AI Voice Audovia Bradford
AI Voice Audovia Bradford narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 19 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
160 Historical (Fiction) 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 Northman is book 1 of David Pilling's Bloody Hand series: a 3.2-hour unabridged recording, read by AI Voice Audovia Bradford, released June 1, 2026, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- AI Voice Audovia Bradford
- Released
- June 1, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Historical (Fiction)
- Series
- Bloody Hand Saga #1
- ISBN
- 9798899747908
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Northman as an audiobook?
The Northman runs 3.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.1 hours.
Is The Northman free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Northman?
The Northman is narrated by AI Voice Audovia Bradford.