The Obsidian Throne: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Ballad of Sir Benfro series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Obsidian Throne runs 18.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Wayne Forester (about 12.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.3 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Ballad of Sir Benfro
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 58.2 hours before it; books 1 to 5 run 76.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreamwalker: The Ballad of Sir Benfro Book One | 12.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Rose Cord: The Ballad of Sir Benfro Book Two | 14.3 hrs |
| 3 | The Golden Cage: The Ballad of Sir Benfro Book Three | 14.8 hrs |
| 4 | The Broken World: The Ballad of Sir Benfro Book Four | 16.7 hrs |
| 5 | The Obsidian Throne | 18.3 hrs |
More narrated by Wayne Forester
Wayne Forester narrates 80 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 204 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
617 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 Throne is book 5 of J.D. Oswald's Ballad of Sir Benfro series: a 18.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Wayne Forester, released October 20, 2016, on the Fantasy and Epic Fantasy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Wayne Forester
- Released
- October 20, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
- Series
- The Ballad of Sir Benfro #5
- ISBN
- 9781405925228
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Obsidian Throne as an audiobook?
The Obsidian Throne runs 18.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.2 hours.
Is The Obsidian Throne free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Obsidian Throne?
The Obsidian Throne is narrated by Wayne Forester.
Is The Obsidian Throne worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.2 hours, saving 6.1 hours.