The Obsidian Palace: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Through the Fire series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Obsidian Palace runs 11.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ruth Urquhart (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.7 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 4,887 Epic Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Through the Fire
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 23.1 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 80.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avatar’s Flames | 10.9 hrs |
| 2 | Queen of Ice | 12.2 hrs |
| 3 | The Obsidian Palace | 11.7 hrs |
| 4 | Obelisk of Blood | 10.6 hrs |
| 5 | Temple of the Sun | 15.2 hrs |
| 6 | Circle of Ashes | 19.4 hrs |
More narrated by Ruth Urquhart
Ruth Urquhart narrates 179 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,770 hours in all.
About as long, on the Epic Fantasy shelf
837 Epic Fantasy 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 Obsidian Palace is book 3 of Benjamin Medrano's Through the Fire series: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Ruth Urquhart, released March 29, 2019, on the LGBTQ+ (Fiction) and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ruth Urquhart
- Released
- March 29, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- LGBTQ+ (Fiction), Epic Fantasy
- Series
- Through the Fire #3
- ISBN
- 9781977331083
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Obsidian Palace as an audiobook?
The Obsidian Palace runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is The Obsidian Palace free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Obsidian Palace?
The Obsidian Palace is narrated by Ruth Urquhart.
Is The Obsidian Palace worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.