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The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey

The Oathbound: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Vows and Honor series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Oathbound runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christa Lewis (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.9listening hrs
Epic Fantasystore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Oathbound at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.9 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Vows and Honor

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 32.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Oathbound10.9 hrs
2Oathbreakers9.6 hrs
3Oathblood11.9 hrs

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 Oathbound is book 1 of Mercedes Lackey's Vows and Honor series: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Christa Lewis, released January 10, 2019, on the Epic Fantasy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.9 hrs
Narrated by
Christa Lewis
Released
January 10, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Epic Fantasy
Series
Vows and Honor #1
ISBN
9781977386137

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Oathbound as an audiobook?

The Oathbound runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is The Oathbound free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Oathbound?

The Oathbound is narrated by Christa Lewis.

Is The Oathbound worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.