The Obsidian Blade: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Klaatu Diskos series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Obsidian Blade runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joshua Swanson (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 5,647 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Klaatu Diskos
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 24.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Obsidian Blade | 6.9 hrs |
| 2 | The Cydonian Pyramid | 8.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Klaatu Terminus | 9.1 hrs |
More narrated by Joshua Swanson
Joshua Swanson narrates 68 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 445 hours in all.
About as long, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal shelf
611 Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal 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 Obsidian Blade is book 1 of Pete Hautman's Klaatu Diskos series: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Joshua Swanson, released April 10, 2012, on the Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal and Tough Topics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joshua Swanson
- Released
- April 10, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal, Tough Topics
- Series
- The Klaatu Diskos #1
- ISBN
- 9781455852369
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Obsidian Blade as an audiobook?
The Obsidian Blade runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.
Is The Obsidian Blade free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Obsidian Blade?
The Obsidian Blade is narrated by Joshua Swanson.